Boy, 12, airlifted after he is hit by car in Ludlow
[gallery] A 12-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car in Ludlow this morning.
Police, ambulance crews and the West MIdlands Air Ambulance were called to Henley Road after the boy was in collision with a silver Skoda Octavia as he crossed the road at about 8.10am.
The accident happened next to Ludlow Cemetery, close to the Rocks Green roundabout on the edge of town.
The boys sustained a laceration to the head, but his injuries are not thought to be serious.
He was flown to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for further assessment and treatment.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "On arrival, ambulance staff found a car and a pedestrian that had been in collision. The pedestrian, a boy, was found lying in the road near to a car, which had sustained damage to the windscreen.
"The boy was found to have a head injury and had a reduced level of consciousness. Due to the potentially serious nature of his injuries, the doctor from the air ambulance provided the patient with an anaesthetic at the scene.
"The boy was fully immobilised by ambulance crews, as a precaution, before being airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital for further assessment and specialist treatment.
"The driver of the car was assessed at the scene but was found to be uninjured."
