THIS is the scene of a serious crash near Daresbury in which the bonnet and bumper were ripped off a family car when it smashed into a tree. 

A seriously injured eight-year-old boy was taken to Alder Hey Hospital and North West Ambulance staff said when they arrived the child was very distressed.

A police spokesman confirmed the boy has now been discharged.

Ambulance staff also took a woman in her 20s to Warrington Hospital with minor injuries.

Police who were called to the scene at around 7.45pm on October 14 said a 27-year-old man fled the scene after the crash but was tracked down by officers, who arrested him on suspicion of drink driving.

He has since been released and the investigation is ongoing.