Five-year-old suffers serious injuries after being hit by car in Salford

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Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the city A five-year-old was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car in Salford.

Police were called to Lower Broughton Road following reports of a collision at around 6.20pm on Wednesday (May 12). The crash involved a white Mercedes and a child.

The child, aged five, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. They are not believed to be life-threatening. The driver of the car, a woman aged 40, was arrested on suspicion of driving offences.

In a statement, GMP said: “Police were called by the Ambulance Service to a report of a collision between a white Mercedes estate car and a child on Lower Broughton Road, Salford at around