A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was left with a fractured skull after a collision with a cyclist.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which took place on the A270 Upper Lewes Road, Brighton, on Wednesday, January 10.

It happened between 4.30pm and 5pm when it is believed the victim was in a collision with a pedal cyclist.

The boy, from Brighton, has not been able to recall the precise location.

The teenager sustained serious head injuries.

PC Stuart Kenway, of the East Sussex road policing unit, said: "The boy, from a local address, sustained a fractured skull and concussion, and was treated at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.

"In trying to establish what exactly happened we'd like to talk to any witnesses and also ask the cyclist to come forward."

Information can be reported online or by phoning 101, quoting serial 1177 of 10/01.