Teenager's family issue warning over off-road bikes after daughter badly injured

The family of a teenage girl who was seriously injured in a crash are warning of the dangers of off-road bikes.

Jessica Chisnall was 15 when she was hit by an off-road bike which mounted the pavement as she walked home from school in St Helens, Merseyside, on January 13.

Merseyside Police has now released footage showing the moment Jessica was hit by the bike, which was ridden by two boys, aged 12 and 16.

Jessica's father Carl said:

Jessica's mother Sara said: "Christmas is a special time for us like all families but this year we count ourselves lucky to have our whole family together, things could have been so different."

Jessica, who is now 16, suffered bleeding on the brain, eye socket injuries and deep cuts and is still recovering from the collision.

The rider and passenger of the bike made off from the incident but were later arrested.

The 16-year-old - who had been given the bike as a reward for good achievement in school - was given a detention and training order and disqualified from driving for five years while the 12-year-old was given a youth referral order.

Mr Chisnall said:

Chief Inspector Gary O'Rourke, who heads Merseyside Police's Operation Brookdale campaign to reduce the illegal and nuisance use of off-road bikes, said: