Appeal for witnesses to accident on school run

A girl has been left with serious injuries after two children were hit by a car outside their school.

The girl and a boy were struck by a white Toyota while they were crossing Chell Heath Road in Stoke-on-Trent, near Burnwood Primary Academy, yesterday morning.

She was given trauma care by paramedics at the scene before she was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital. The boy suffered injuries which could be serious and was also treated before being taken to the same hospital for further checks.

Officers have appealed for anyone with CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage of the area at the time to get in touch. 

The driver of the car, a woman, remained at the scene and was checked by paramedics but turned down the offer of hospital treatment.