POLICE are seeking a motorcyclist who knocked over a young woman in Swindon and left her lying in the road.

The incident happened on Tuesday at about 3.30pm as the 17-year-old woman was crossing Conan Doyle Walk in Liden.

A young man on a black motorbike, who was coming out of Conan Doyle Walk, hit the victim but then rode off without stopping to go to her aid.

She was taken to Great Western Hospital in Swindon where she was treated for cuts and bruises.

The rider is described as about 18-19 years old, white and of skinny build. He has short brown hair and was wearing a white T-shirt. The bike is described as an ageing black scrambler-type motorbike.

If you saw what happened or can help to identify the rider, please call Wiltshire Police on 101. Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.