A teenage boy has been seriously injured following a shocking and violent assault outside St Paul’s Way Secondary School in Bow, where he was reportedly kicked in the head and then deliberately hit by a car.
The disturbing incident unfolded in outside the school entrance, with eyewitnesses and graphic footage showing a grey Volvo mounting the pavement and ramming into the boy shortly after he was attacked.
According to witnesses and video obtained by UK News in Pictures, the teen was first kicked in the head during an altercation before the car drove directly at him, striking him with force after a fight in understood to have broken out at a nearby shop.
The vehicle did not stop and fled the scene immediately after the impact and was later found across the road by Police.
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Emergency services rushed to the scene, where the boy was treated at the roadside before being taken to hospital. His current condition has not been confirmed.
A police cordon remains in place outside the school, with crime scene markers surrounding scattered personal belongings — including school uniform clothing, two sets of trainers, and a first aid kit believed to have been used by officers during initial treatment.
The motive behind the attack remains unknown, and number of arrests have been made at this stage.
The Metropolitan Police have been contacted for comment, and the investigation is ongoing. Officers are currently reviewing CCTV footage and speaking to witnesses a vehcile has also been recovered by Police contractors and taken away on a flat bed recovery truck.
A local resident, who asked not to be named, said:
“It was horrific — people were screaming. That boy didn’t stand a chance. It was like something out of a nightmare.”
Parents and students from the school have been left shaken, with calls growing for greater safety measures around the area, especially during school hours.
Anyone with information, footage, or who witnessed the incident is urged to contact the Metropolitan Police on 101, quoting reference or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
