Boy, 13, hit by car on main road
Police went to the scene after receiving reports a child had been hit
A boy taken to hospital after being hit by a car on a main road in Liverpool earlier today. Merseyside Police confirmed officers were called to Woolton Road, near the junction with Cabot Green, at around 4pm today.
The force arrived after reports that a Toyota had hit a child on the main road. Officers arrived to find the driver stopped at the scene and a 13-year-old boy was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Emergency services remained on the scene, with an appeal being made for witnesses.
A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: "We received a report of a road traffic collision involving a Toyota and a child on Woolton Road, near the junction with Cabot Green, at around 4pm today, Friday 20 September.
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"The driver stopped at the scene. The boy, believed to be aged around 13-years-old, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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"If you witnessed this incident or have any information, you can contact 101 or DM us at @MerPolCC quoting log number 641 of 20th September."
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