A MOTHER and her two children were injured after a car hit their bicycle during a hit and run incident in Newquay town centre.

Charlotte Price was riding a cargo bike in a cycle lane in Fore Street with her eight-year-old twins Bodhi and Jaxon onboard when they were struck by a silver Mercedes with a soft roof on Monday, November 9 at about 3.15pm.

The man driving the vehicle allegedly shouted abuse at Charlotte and the children before callously driving off despite her request for his driver details. Shoppers who stopped to help also demanded the motorist to get out of the car, but he also ignored their pleas.

Charlotte and the twins sustained bruising to their legs in the incident, and she also twisted her back. The bike was also damaged.

They later attended the Minor Injury Unit in St Austell for treatment as the facility in Newquay is closed.

Charlotte said: “We were coming home from Newquay Junior Academy on our cargo bike.

“We do the same route everyday using the designated cycle lanes. We were cycling in the lane outside the library when a car sped down Marcus Hill, didn’t stop at the junction and the car rolled out of junction and crashed into the side of the bike.

“The front bumper of the car hit mine and my children’s legs and damaged the side of the bike and the children’s footrests. The driver then proceeded to shout abuse at me and the children.

“I asked him to give me his details and get out of his vehicle. He refused and swore at me.

“A number of members of the public then came over and told him to get out of the car.

“He again refused then drove around us to speed off up the one-way street.

“There were quite a few people who witnessed this and came over to check that we were ok and help us to ring the police. The police have said they can see the whole incident on the town’s CCTV system however the quality of the footage is so poor they cannot make out the car registration clearly. They told me to ask on local social media pages and local businesses for any additional CCTV footage, and for any witness to come forward.

“It would be great if anyone got a picture or any footage of the car following the incident.”

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Police were called following a report a car had collided with a cargo bike and had failed to stop at the scene.

“The cyclist, a woman, had her two children onboard the bike. No injuries are believed to have been sustained. The car is described as being a silver Mercedes with a soft roof and was being driven by a man.”

Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or via the force website, quoting log 441 of 9/11/26.