A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teenage cyclist was dragged along the road in a "deliberately targeted" hit-and-run, police have said.
The 17-year-old victim was left with "life-changing injuries" after the crash in east London on Monday evening.
The cyclist had been rescued from beneath the vehicle by a group of around a dozen members of the public, who lifted the car to get him out.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed a 16-year-old male suspect is in custody after being arrested on Tuesday.
Emergency services were called to Bazely Street, Poplar, shortly before 7pm on Monday.
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Police and London Ambulance Service went to the scene but the driver had fled, according to officers.
The cyclist was taken to hospital, initially in a critical condition but his injuries have since been diagnosed as life-changing.
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