Terrifying moment five-year-old girl is knocked off her scooter as hit-and-run driver mounts the pavement

This is the terrifying moment a young girl was knocked off her scooter as a hit-and-run driver mounted the pavement.

Footage has emerged of the incident which initially sees Casey Williams, five, riding a scooter along the pavement next to a seemingly quiet road in Grangetown, Cardiff. 

A black car can be seen slowly approaching the junction from a side road when a dark grey BMW 4x4 races past it on the wrong side of the road at speed.

The vehicle turns onto the main road, narrowly avoiding the other car, while shocked bystanders watch on.

The 4x4 swerves as it enters the road and, unable to stop in time, mounts the pavement.

Casey, riding ahead of her mother and brother, cannot get out of the way of the BMW and is hit by the large vehicle.

Casey's mother Rachel Bancroft then rushes to help the five-year-old, as do other pedestrians.

Miraculously, the girl was able to escape the incident with only minor injuries. 

Ms Bancroft said: 'It all happened so quickly and I just thought she was dead. 

'I thought she had been killed in front of me.

'The car just lost control, crashed into Casey who went against the wall and then just drove off. I was just standing there screaming.

'People out there know something. It is very lucky that my little girl was killed and someone needs to come forward with information. 

'Next time it might be a fatality.'

Casey's mother said that the hit-and-run had left the young girl terrified of moving vehicles.

She said: 'We were out the other day and a motorbike went past and the noise made Casey jump out of skin.

'Another time we were walking and a bus went past and she was trying to get on the inside and was shaking. 

'She is still terrified, and I keep replaying the moment in my head. It was like something out of a film.'

A police spokeswoman: 'South Wales Police is continuing to investigate a collision which happened on Sloper Road, Cardiff.

'CCTV shows a speeding car mount the pavement, collide with a little girl, and drive off.

'Amazingly the little girl received only minor injuries, but the incident was understandably very frightening for her and her family.

'Officers are appealing for the driver or anyone with information to please contact South Wales Police.

'It happened at around 5.50pm on Sunday, March 24, during the school Easter holidays.

'The suspect vehicle, a grey BMW, overtook a vehicle waiting at the junction of Langham Way and Sloper Road.

'It then mounted the pavement on Sloper Road and hit the five-year-old girl who was on her scooter on the way back from the park with her mum and brother.

'If you have any information or footage which might help identify this car and its driver, please contact us by one of the following means quoting occurrence number 2400097157.'