A 14-year-old girl has been seriously injured following a crash in Chalfont St Peter.

She was cycling in Austenwood Lane, near the junction with Bull Lane, and was found with serious head injuries at around 5.15pm yesterday (Wednesday).

Emergency services raced to the scene and she was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she remains in a critical condition.

Austenwood Lane was closed while officers investigated the incident.

Investigating officer PC John Belson, from the Joint Operations Unit for Roads Policing based at Amersham, said: “I am keen to speak to anyone who was in Austenwood Lane near Bull Lane at or around the time of the incident who saw or who has any information which may assist with the investigation.

“We are in the early stages of making enquiries to establish the circumstances which led to the cyclist sustaining the injuries.

“This was a particularly traumatic incident involving a school child on her bicycle.

“Our thoughts firstly go out to her family at this difficult time.

“I really wish to hear from anyone who saw what happened to contact me or recalls seeing a cyclist around the time in question.”

Anyone with information can contact police on 101 quoting URN 1140 27/9.