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Four-year-old boy taken to hospital after car hits him on Southport Promenade

Yellow and blue rescue helicopter landed on grassy area near a promenade.

A four-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being hit by a car on Southport Promenade.

Merseyside Police said officers were called at about 4.55pm on Monday, August 3, following reports that a child had been struck by a car in the town centre.

Emergency services attended the scene, and an air ambulance landed at nearby King’s Gardens. The boy was taken to hospital as a precaution.

No further information about his condition has been released.

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