A boy was taken to hospital after he was struck by a car in the area outside two schools in Chadderton.

The emergency services were called to Chadderton Hall Road at around 4.10pm yesterday (March 26).

A boy was taken to hospital after he was struck by a car in the area outside St Matthew's CE Primary School and North Chadderton School. It is not known if the child has any connection to either school and his injuries are neither life-changing nor life-threatening.

The driver remained at the scene and there are no arrests in connection with the incident at this time.

Anyone with information about an incident can contact police on 101 or the LiveChat on gmp.police.uk.

They can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. 


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