On Saturday 23 May 2026, Wiltshire Police issued an appeal for witnesses to a collision the evening before on Dorcan Way in Swindon, Wiltshire 999s reported.
The collision happened at around 6.10pm on Friday 22 May outside the Holiday Inn, near Coate Water Roundabout. According to the report, a four-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman had got off a bus and were crossing the road behind it when they were hit by a van travelling in the opposite direction. The van driver, a man in his 20s, stopped at the scene.
What police said
Wiltshire Police said: "The woman suffered serious, potentially life-changing injuries." The boy's injuries were described as potentially serious. Both were taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and the force said: "They both remain in hospital for treatment."
Thames Valley Air Ambulance and Great Western Air Ambulance both attended, landing in nearby fields, along with three ambulance crews and police officers. Dorcan Way was closed in both directions while officers made enquiries and later reopened.
The appeal
The Serious Collision Investigation Team asked witnesses, and anyone with dash cam footage, to call 01225 694597 quoting log number 275 of 22 May.
The report gave no update on the casualties and did not mention any arrest or charge.
Source: Wiltshire 999s.