Child, 4, fighting for life after being struck by car as cops launch urgent probe
A CHILD is fighting for their life after being struck by a car at a junction this morning.
The horror incident took place at a junction in Ilford, east London shortly after 8.50am today.
London Ambulance Service and police crews both attended the scene and found the injured four-year-old child.
They have been taken to hospital as a priority where their condition was assessed as critical.
No arrests have yet been made as police continue to make their enquiries.
A Metropolitan Police statement said: “Police were called at 8.56am on Friday, 7 February to Cranbrook Road, Ilford following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian.
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“The pedestrian, a 4-year-old child was taken to hospital where they remain in a critical condition.
“Enquiries remain ongoing and no arrests have been made."
A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 8.51am today (7 February) to reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Cranbrook Road and Gantshill Crescent, Ilford.
“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer.
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"We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated a child at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre as a priority.”
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