Girl suffers serious injuries as children hit by car
BBCA girl has been left with serious injuries after two children were hit by a car outside their school.
The girl and a boy were struck by a white Toyota while they were crossing Chell Heath Road in Stoke-on-Trent, near Burnwood Primary Academy, shortly after 08:30 BST on Wednesday.
She was given trauma care by paramedics at the scene before she was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
The boy suffered injuries which could be serious, the service's spokesperson added, and was also treated before being taken to the same hospital for further checks.
The children's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, Staffordshire Police confirmed.
The driver of the car, a woman, remained at the scene and was checked by paramedics but turned down the offer of hospital treatment.
A police cordon was put in place on Chell Heath Road, which was closed from the pedestrian crossing, near Dogcroft Road, to the roundabout at Cornhill Road and Spring Bank Road.
Officers appealed for anyone with CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage of the area at the time to get in touch.
Emma Wickham, head teacher at the academy, confirmed the children were both pupils at the school.
"The thoughts of our whole school community are with them and their parents at this time," she added.
Wickham said staff and emergency services were on the scene quickly and she thanked members of the public for their help.
"We are supporting Staffordshire Police with their enquiries," she continued.
"As there is a routine police collision investigation ongoing, we will not be commenting further at this stage."
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