A 12-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after being hit by a car in Walthamstow.

Air ambulance and the police were called yesterday at around 3.45pm, to reports of a road accident involving a car and pedestrian, in Blackhorse Road.

The child was taken to the Royal London Hospital, in Whitechapel, for treatment shortly afterwards.

The extent of his injuries are not known, but it is not believed to be life threatening.

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