Teenage girl 'hit by car' near roundabout in Blackpool

A teenage girl was hit by a car near the roundabout in Poulton Road today (May 5).
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An air ambulance, two rapid response vehicles and an ambulance rushed to the scene at around 3.30pm.

The casualty was a girl in her mid-teens, according to the North West Ambulance Service.

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"We were called to reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a car," a spokeswoman added.

An air ambulance, two rapid response vehicles and an ambulance rushed to the scene. (Credit: Karl Bonney)An air ambulance, two rapid response vehicles and an ambulance rushed to the scene. (Credit: Karl Bonney)
An air ambulance, two rapid response vehicles and an ambulance rushed to the scene. (Credit: Karl Bonney)

Heavy traffic has been building in the area following the collision.

Eyewitnesses at the scene report the girl has been taken to hospital by land ambulance.

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