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Young child rushed to hospital after being hit by car
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Young child rushed to hospital after being hit by car The air ambulance formed part of the major emergency response after a young child was hit by a car A child was rushed to hospital after reportedly being hit by a car in Wallsend. At around 4.30pm on Friday, emergency services were deployed to the Battle Hill area to reports of a car crash. Paramedics from the North East Ambulance Service as well as doctors aboard the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) attended the scene, Chronicle...
Young child rushed to hospital after being hit by car
The air ambulance formed part of the major emergency response after a young child was hit by a car
A child was rushed to hospital after reportedly being hit by a car in Wallsend.
At around 4.30pm on Friday, emergency services were deployed to the Battle Hill area to reports of a car crash.
Paramedics from the North East Ambulance Service as well as doctors aboard the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) attended the scene, Chronicle Live reports.
The child was then taken to hospital by road.
A GNAAS spokeswoman said: "Our critical care team was activated at 4.38pm to reports of a road traffic collision in Wallsend. We had two doctors and a paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 4.56pm.
"Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient. The patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team."
The air ambulance reportedly landed in the Battle Hill area to attend the incident. Northumbria Police and the North East Ambulance Service have been approached for comment.