Woman arrested after child hit by car

Greig Watson
BBC News, East Midlands
Google Streetview image of Station Road Market BosworthGoogle
Station Road is on the edge of the town and runs past St Peter's Primary School

A woman has been arrested after a child was struck by a car in Leicestershire.

Police said it was called to Station Road in Market Bosworth at 15:16 BST on Thursday.

Officers confirmed a boy was taken to hospital but his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing. His age has not been shared.

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop at the scene of a collision and failing to provide a specimen and is in custody.

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