A schoolboy has been taken to Alder Hey hospital after he was hit by a car in an accident which has closed a major Liverpool junction.
The 12-year-old was struck at 8.40am on the junction of Ullet Road and Belvidere Road on the edge of Toxteth not far from Sefton Park .
Police have confirmed the boy suffered a head injury and has been taken to Alder Hey hospital.
As a result of the incident the junction of Ullet Road/Aigburth Road remained closed as of 9.30am.
The driver of the car, a Fiat Doblo, stopped at the scene.
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A police spokeswoman said: "We were called at 8.40am today to reports of a road traffic collision between a car and a 12 year-old boy on Ullet Road/Belvidere Road.
"The boy has been taken to Alder Hey hospital with a head injury. The driver of the car, a Fiat Doblo, stopped at the scene.
"The junction of Ullet Road/Aigburth Road is currently closed."
Parents successfully campaigned for a 20mph speed limit on Belvidere Road after 80-year-old Norma Stokes’ Peugeot careered onto the pavement, knocking down terrified pupils who were waiting to get on a bus to take them home.
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Five girls were seriously hurt following the 2016 accident , while another three were injured, all of them from the Belvedere Academy.
Stokes was handed a two year suspended sentence after admitting five counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
