Police are investigating after a 10-year-old boy was hit by a car on Old Mill Road in Sunderland (Image: ChronicleLive)

A schoolboy has been fighting for his life for over two weeks after he was hit by a Mercedes in Sunderland . The Northumbria Police investigation is ongoing, with the 10-year-old in a critical condition in hospital, due to the incident which took place on Wednesday, November 12.

Days later, on November 14, police confirmed that a man in his 20s was released under investigation, after he was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving. It has been reported that a black Mercedes C-Class car was travelling southbound on Old Mill Road in the Marley Pots area, at around 7.50pm, when it collided with a child crossing the road.

The boy, who sus

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