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Lewisham crash: 10-year-old boy rushed to hospital after being hit by car in south-east London

Road block: Traffic was diverted away from Lewisham High Street following the crash just before 8am (Picture: TfL)

A 10-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car in south-east London.

Paramedics were called to the scene of the crash on Lewisham High Street just before 8am on Tuesday.

Police said the boy has been taken to a nearby hospital, where his condition was described as "not life-threatening".

A spokeswoman for the force confirmed that no arrests had been made in connection with the crash, and that road closures were in place.

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) said two ambulance crews were sent to the scene, and that a child was taken “as a priority to a major trauma centre”.

An LAS spokesperson said: “We were called at 7:58am today (30 October) to Lewisham High Street, Lewisham to reports of a road traffic collision involving a pedestrian.

“We sent two ambulance crews to the scene.

"We treated a child at the scene and took them as a priority to a major trauma centre."

The high street has been cordoned off from Ladywell to just north of Lewisham Park, with seven bus routes placed on diversion.

Routes 47, 54, 75, 136, 185, 199 and 208 were diverted.

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