Parents horrified as cyclist runs down toddler
It is the moment every parent fears.
You turn your back on your child and something terrible happens.
That fear became all too real for a British mother whose daughter Lucie, 3, was ploughed down and dragged by a cyclist who then fled the scene.
Shocking images captured on CCTV show Lauren Howarth walking over to her car as little Lucie runs towards her mum as they headed off to school.
Seconds later a young cyclist wearing a bright orange jacket swoops by and snags the toddler in his pedals.
Ms Howarth said her daughter was dragged along the footpath until the cyclist fell off his bike.
"I thought she was dead. There was blood coming from everywhere. She was hysterical, screaming at the top of her lungs," Ms Howarth told local media.
"As soon as he got up he started swearing at us, as if it was Lucie’s fault that he had hit her."
Lancashire police will be speaking to the man regarding a number of offences, including riding on pavements and dangerous cycling.
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