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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

10-year-old girl fighting for her life after being hit by ambulance

A young girl has been hit by an ambulance in Nottinghamshire ( Tom Maddick/SWNS )

A 10-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being hit by an ambulance responding to an emergency call.

She is receiving treatment in hospital and remains in a critical condition, Nottinghamshire Police said on Monday morning.

Officers were called to the crash in Bulwell on Sunday evening, where photographs showed the ambulance with a smashed windscreen.

Low Wood Road remained cordoned off through the night as detectives in the force’s serious collision investigation unit investigated.

Dave Williams, deputy director of East Midlands Ambulance Service, confirmed the vehicle had been responding to a 999 call.

“Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this incident,” Mr Williams said. “The police are now carrying out an investigation into what happened and it is, therefore, inappropriate to make any further comment at this time.”

"Detectives investigating the collision in Bulwell earlier this evening have confirmed that the pedestrian involved in the collision is a 10-year old girl," a police statement at 6.30am said.

"The girl remains in a critical condition in hospital, where she is receiving treatment for her injuries."

No update was available at the time of writing, and the girl’s family has asked for privacy.

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