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Boy, 11, injured in Wolverhampton car crash

A boy has been treated by paramedics after a collision involving a car in Wolverhampton city centre.

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Emergency services at the scene of the crash near Wolverhampton Art Gallery, in Lichfield Street

The 11-year-old was hit near Wolverhampton Art Gallery, in Lichfield Street, shortly before 4.30pm on Friday. .

The secondary school pupil was treated at the scene, but the extent of his injuries is not yet known.

A West Midlands Police spokesman confirmed the collision involved a car and a pedestrian.

The force attended the scene for traffic management purposes.

A spokesman from West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to Lichfield Street, near to Wolverhampton Art Gallery, to reports of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian.

"One ambulance is in attendance and we are currently treating one male patient, who is the pedestrian."

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