A TEENAGE boy who reported he was hit by a bus has been told by police his injuries may have been "caused by a hockey stick".

Gregory Day, 14, says he was walking down Daws Hill Lane in High Wycombe on March 17 when a passing Arriva bus mounted the pavement and knocked him to the ground.

He was taken to Wycombe hospital with shoulder injuries that are yet to fully heal.

Gregory of Park Close, Lane End, is now undergoing weekly physiotherapy to help his shoulder recover.

Steve Day, Gregory's father, contacted Thames Valley Police to look into the matter, but was shocked to receive a letter last week saying the injury could have come from a hockey stick and not from the bus.

Mr Day said: "I couldn't believe it when the police sent me the letter.

"It said they were unable to identify the bus or the driver and that perhaps a hockey stick had caused the injury."

Mr Day is sure the shoulder injuries were caused by the bus as some blue paint from it rubbed off on Gregory's jacket.

The bus company said none of their drivers had any knowledge of hitting Gregory.

Mr Day said: "I have given the benefit of the doubt to the bus driver because perhaps he didn't see him.

"We thought it might have been a protruding side door that he hit but we went down to look at the buses and none of them have a side door."

He added: "I find the attitude of the police shocking.

"My wife was caught speeding in someone else's car and they managed to track her down and issue a fine much quicker than they have done with this. They have their priorities all wrong."

An Arriva spokesperson said they had no knowledge of a complaint from the Day family and were therefore unable to comment on the alleged incident.

Thames Valley Police said: "If the gentleman concerned has any issues with regards to the police response to his reporting of the incident we would ask him to contact us as soon as possible. We will do all we can to resolve them."