A BOY has been taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg after he was hit by a car.

The boy, aged nine, was on the way to school at Sunninghill Primary School when he was hit by a Honda Accord shortly before 8.55am today.

The accident happened in Goldsmith Street, Daubhill, outside the primary school.

The crash was said by a North West Ambulance Spokesman to be “low impact” at about 10mph.

A police spokesman said the boy suffered "minor injuries". Nobody was arrested.

The ambulance service attended and took the boy to hospital. He is thought to have suffered broken leg.


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