Police issue update as boy, 4, seriously injured in hospital after being hit by car

A four-year-old boy remains in hospital with a serious head injury after being hit by a car in Salford.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the smash on Liverpool Road in Eccles at around 3.30pm yesterday (Tuesday). According to horrified onlookers, the boy reportedly got caught underneath the car after it hit him.

Police have confirmed this morning that he remains in hospital in a stable condition. His head injury is serious but not life-threatening.

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The driver of the car - a silver Ford Focus - remained at the scene. They are assisting police and no arrests have been made.

After the crash, a cordon was put in place near the busy junction with Worsley Road. Members of the public rushed to help, with a group of men seen lifting the car up so that the child could be pulled from underneath, an eyewitness told the Manchester Evening News.

An air ambulance also landed at the scene, though the boy was rushed to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital by road.

Officers are now urging anyone who witnessed the crash to come forward. They particularly want to speak to anyone who might have dash cam footage of the incident.

In a statement issued this morning, a GMP spokesperson said: "A child was left seriously injured after a collision with a car in Eccles yesterday. Officers from our Roads Policing Unit are investigating after we were called at around 3.30pm on Tuesday 26 April to a report a car had collided with a pedestrian on Liverpool Road.

"The pedestrian - a four-year-old boy - was taken to hospital with a serious but non-life-threatening head injury. He remains in hospital for treatment and is thankfully