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Boy, 12, hit by bus in Bedworth seriously injured

Vanessa PearceWest Midlands
News imageBBC Junction of Park Road and Coventry Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire. There are metal railings between the road and the pavement and tress on either side of the road on the bend of the junction. There are houses to the right of the image. BBC
Emergency services were called to the junction of Park Road and Coventry Road in Bedworth on Monday

A 12-year-old boy has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a bus in Bedworth, Warwickshire.

Emergency services were called to the junction of Park Road and Coventry Road in the town shortly before 17:30 GMT on Monday.

The child was treated for serious injuries before being taken to University Hospital in Coventry, the ambulance service said.

The road was closed in both directions "after a pedestrian was struck," said Warwickshire Police.

An air ambulance and paramedics were sent to the scene at 17:27, said West Midlands Ambulance Service.

In a statement, it said: "On arrival, crews found a bus and a pedestrian - a child - had been involved in a collision.

"The child, a boy, was treated for serious injuries before being conveyed via land to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire."

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