Two men identified following collision involving child waiting for bus in Derbyshire

The incident happened on Skinner Street in Creswell on Tuesday, October 17, when a child who was waiting for a bus, was hit by a van.

Two men involved contacted Derbyshire police themselves and the force have confirmed they are fully cooperating as the enquiries continue.

Officers have also confirmed that the driver of the van stopped to speak to the child and check they were okay, and then reported the collision to police a short time later the same day.

A report was also received separately from the parent of the child, who did not have the details of the driver, and the two reports were not linked.

Following the collision officers from Bolsover and Clowne Police SNT put up an appeal, with images of two men, but took it down later as the men were already identified .

A spokesperson for Bolsover and Clowne Police SNT said: “The appeal was put out with the best of intentions, and once we realised the matter had been resolved and was not a non-stop collision, the post was taken down. We would like to thank everyone who responded to the appeal but would urge people not to continue comment or share on social media.”