A LITTLE girl has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car in Sunderland.
The four-year-old girl was transported to hospital by air ambulance with "serious" injuries as police questioned the driver of the car.
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The girl was hit in the Carley Road area of Sunderland yesterday at 3.40pm Credit: GOOGLE MAPS
Emergency services - including the police, ambulance, and air ambulance - were called to the scene in Southwick yesterday afternoon.
The collision involved a car and the child in the Carley Road area of Sunderland, police said.
The child's injuries to her ankle are serious but not life-threatening, it's understood.
No arrests have been made, and the driver is supporting police enquiries.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “At about 3.40pm yesterday (Thursday) we received a report of a collision involving a car and a child in the Carley Road area of Sunderland.
“Emergency services attended the scene and a four-year-old girl was taken to hospital via air ambulance with serious but non-life-threatening injuries to her ankle.
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"Her next of kin have been informed.
“The driver of the car remained at the scene and is supporting officers with their enquiries.
"The road was temporarily closed but reopened a short time later.”