Child, 4, fighting for life after being struck by car as cops launch urgent probe

A CHILD has been near warring for their beingness aft being deed by a car.

The fearfulness incidental took spot astatine a junction successful Ilford, eastbound London soon aft 8.50am today.

London Ambulance Service and constabulary crews some attended the country and recovered a kid injured.

They person been taken to infirmary arsenic a precedence wherever their information was assessed arsenic critical.

No arrests person yet been made arsenic constabulary proceed to marque their enquiries.

A Metropolitan Police connection said: “Police were called astatine 8.56am on Friday, 7 February to Cranbrook Road, Ilford pursuing a collision involving a car and a pedestrian. 

“The pedestrian, a 4-year-old kid was taken to infirmary wherever they stay successful a captious condition. 

“Enquiries stay ongoing and nary arrests person been made."

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called astatine 8.51am contiguous (7 February) to reports of a roadworthy postulation collision astatine the junction of Cranbrook Road and Gantshill Crescent, Ilford.

“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, a paramedic successful a accelerated effect car and an incidental effect officer. We besides dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

“We treated a kid astatine the country and took them to a large trauma centre arsenic a priority.”

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