The parents of a child knocked down by a cyclist as she left school are calling for more measures to be taken to ensure the area is safer. 

Lynne and Neil Allen's five-year-old daughter was playing in the park opposite Warfield Primary School at the time, when a cyclist came round the corner too quickly and knocked the young girl over.

The incident occurred on May 10 and the couple still have no idea who caused the injuries to their daughter, which resulted in a visit to A&E. 

Mrs Allen stated that the man made no effort to contact her at all to apologise or say sorry, but admitted that the incident was accidental.

She said: "She rolled three times, she's got horrendous scarring now she's grazed her cheek, she ended up in A&E because she had ear trauma as well. 

"He spoke to one of the mothers that was there but I was too distraught and angry, he never came over to us to apologise but he did say 'it was an accident, I'm sorry' to one of the witnesses. 

"I was livid. She's five years old, she's been left scarred mentally and now she's got a scarred cheek. 

"It was an accident, and I understand that.

"My husband has got in touch with the local council just to enquire about safety legislature because cyclists are going too fast near paths. 

"There was loads of mums, everybody was traumatised by it. The man has made no follow-up whatsoever. 

"She's a pretty little girl and now she's been left scarred. But it could have been worse, and I understand that." 

When asked what measures she would like to see put in place to stop incidents like these, Mrs Allen stated she had some ideas to put forward.

"Probably stop cycle paths near play parks, or reduce speed that they go or make them dismount, especially with children playing, apparently he said 'i rang my bell', I'm sorry but ringing a bell to a child of five wouldn't make any difference, especially with all the other noise. 

"I just want something done about cyclists going too fast past play areas."

Mrs Allen's husband wasn't at the park at the time, but since the incident occurred he has taken his anger to councillor Gareth Barnard and the police.

He said: "One of the things that gets to me as well is the fact that cyclists don't appear to have to give their details after they've been involved in an accident that caused injury. if that was the requirement we'd be in a different situation. 

"The problem is that we don't know who this guy was.

"What i said to the council was to look at safety measures, whether it's better signage, whether it's changing the path, the Police officer said he didn't feel it should be a cycle path next to a childrens park. 

"I also wonder if they could restrict it at certain times, so cyclists can't use it in the immediate hours just before and after school when its busiest with children. It's only a short distance so I don't see the problem with them having to dismount, wheel the bike through and then they can go on their way. 

"She's been back to school but she's noticeably a lot more nervous about bikes and cycle paths. There's also the physical scar that hasn't gone away which is a great concern with a little girl. 

"The police officer said in his email that he's investigated it and he's satisfied the guy was speeding having talked to the other mums but when you've got no details they can't take it any further. 

"One of the things I suggested was like a road traffic accident if they could put a few signs up saying 'did you see anything?' that may have jogged a memory."

Councillor Gareth Barnard outlined his opinions on the incident and how incidents like these can be combated. 

"My understanding is that the cyclist, who is unnamed, stopped and was apologetic, and I have with the director of environment been looking at whether there have been other incidents like this in shared routes. 

"The issue is that this is a shared route between pedestrians and cyclists, there have been no incidents that we've been notified of, so I'm looking into what additional safety measures can be put in place. 

"I have absolutely no problem at all with seeing whether we can suggest that cyclists dismount, looking to see if there are warning signs to make them know that there is a park there. 

"Lots of parents work there, and it's a great place after school, so yes we are looking into it. 

"Looking at methods to raise cyclist awareness are important.

"Things we're at are ways to improve visibility, seeing whether we can maybe come up with something in terms of warning, and certainly looking into the suggestion that cyclists dismount. 

"It was deeply distressing for the child and the family and of course I'm very sorry that this happened, but the incidents are rare and there have been none notified before.

"We need to make sure this space can be shared properly, but certainly these parents have made a very good point, the situation is still live, there are no easy solutions but I do think anything we can do to highlight road safety is important."