Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car 'collided with a pedestrian' in Stoke-on-Trent yesterday.

Police and paramedics were alerted to the incident on College Road, close to the Boughey Children's Centre, at 6:30pm on Monday.

A teenage boy, the pedestrian, was taken to hospital with "serious" head injuries and he remains in a "critical but stable" condition.

Staffordshire Police has now confirmed an 18-year-old man and a 20-year-old have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. A dark blue BMW was also recovered by police from Basford Park.

The 18-year-old man has also been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: "We arrested an 18-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, at the scene, on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He has been further arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

"We have arrested a 20-year-old, from Stoke-on-Trent, this morning (Tuesday 5 August) on suspicion of attempted murder.

"Both remain in custody.

"The car, a dark blue BMW, has been recovered from near to Basford Park."

If you saw what happened or if you have relevant dashcam, doorbell or CCTV footage, you are asked to contact Staffordshire Police on 101 or use Livechat on the website, quoting incident number 550 of 4 August.