Bournemouth, Crime, Motoring & Transport | Posted on October 6th, 2025 | return to news

Toddler hit by van in Bournemouth car park

The three-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a blue Vauxhall Vivaro van.

A three-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after colliding with a vehicle in a Bournemouth car park.

Dorset Police received a report at 12.36pm on Saturday 4 October 2025 of a collision involving a child pedestrian and a blue Vauxhall Vivaro van in the car park area of Lansdowne Court in Lansdowne Road.

Emergency services attended and the toddler was taken to hospital with injuries that were later confirmed to be serious. His family has been informed.

The police are now conducting a full investigation into the circumstances of the collision and are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

The van driver has been spoken to and is cooperating with enquiries, and no arrests have been made.

Sergeant Richard Stroud, of the Roads Policing Team, said: “Our thoughts are with the young boy involved in this incident and his family.

“Our enquiries into what happened remain ongoing and I would urge anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has any information that might assist our investigation, to please contact us.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police online, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55250147249. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online using its website or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.