POLICE are warning parents and teachers to be vigilant after a nine-year-old girl was approached by a man offering her a lift home as she walked from the Kings Lodge School in Chippenham.

The incident happened last Friday at 3.20pm when the girl was approached near the roundabout on Lodge Road and Canal Road in Pewsham as she was making her way home.

The girl ran off to raise the alarm with her mum, who contacted the school and police.

The man is described as white, about 5’ 8” tall aged 50 to 60-years-old with a bald head.

He was wearing a grey vest and cream shorts and trainers.

Anyone with information should call 101.