Overview
- Emergency services were called to Highfield Road at 12.35pm on November 2 after reports that a child was struck near the Orchard Avenue and St James Road junction.
- The boy was flown by air ambulance to Alder Hey Children's Hospital and remains in a serious but stable condition.
- Lancashire Police said the white Audi Q5 involved did not initially stop but later returned to the scene.
- A 56-year-old woman from Blackpool was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and her vehicle was seized.
- The Serious Collision Investigation Unit is leading the inquiry and urging anyone with doorbell, CCTV or dashcam footage to contact police.