Girl, ten, rushed to Birmingham Children’s hospital after collision with car

A ten-year-old girl was rushed to Birmingham Children’s hospital after a collision with a car. Police have launched an appeal for witnesses and made a plea for dashcam footage of the crash.

West Mercia Police said they were called to a road traffic collision on Unicorn Road in Oswestry, Shropshire. The youngster suffered serious injuries and remains in a stable condition.

The force said: "We are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision that happened in Oswestry on Friday morning, November 15. The collision happened around 8.30am on Unicorn Road when a car has collided with a girl.

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"The ten-year-old girl was taken to Birmingham Children’s hospital with serious injuries and remains in a stable condition. Officers would like to speak to anybody who may have seen the collision or from anybody who has dash cam footage from around the time it happened.

"Please contact Pc Andrew Quinn by emailing andrew.quinn@westmercia.police.uk Alternatively, if you have information but don’t feel comfortable speaking to police, you can speak to the independent charity Crimestoppers. It is 100 per cent anonymous, they never ask your name, and they cannot trace your call or IP address. You can contact them online or by calling 0800 555 111."

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