Boy, 3, taken to hospital after being hit by car outside Talbot Primary School

A cordon was set up. Credit: ITV Meridian

A 3-year-old boy has been hit by a car outside a primary school in Poole.

Emergency services were called to Talbot Drive, near Talbot Primary School, at 8:23am this morning to a collision between a Toyota RAV4 and the child.

A road closure was put in place while emergency services safely dealt with the incident. It was lifted at around 10.05am.

The boy was taken to Poole Hospital for treatment for minor injuries.

The exterior of the school. Credit: ITV Meridian

Police Constable Kier Dagnall, of the Roads Policing Team, said: “I am carrying out an investigation into the circumstances of this incident and am keen to hear from any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police.

“I am also appealing to anyone who was travelling in the area with a dashcam fitted to their vehicle to please check the footage for anything of relevance to assist my enquiries.”

“A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 08:20hrs on Tuesday 19 March to an incident in Poole. We sent a double-crewed land ambulance to the scene and conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Poole Hospital.”

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