A MAN has been arrested after a seven-year-old girl was injured by an off-road motorbike.

North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 7.50pm on Thursday, October 18, in Colescliffe Road, Scarborough.

The girl was taken to hospital with a broken leg and cuts, and police have appealed to anyone who saw someone riding a small motorbike in the area or who saw the crash to contact them.

Anyone with information should phone 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111 quoting reference 12180195272.

A 29-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident and remained in police custody on Friday.