Willingham: Woman and child injured after being struck by lorry

A woman sustained life-threatening injuries and a child was treated in hospital after a lorry struck the pair.

The collision between the lorry and the pedestrians happened on Station Road in Willingham, Cambridgeshire, at about 11:20 BST.

The woman was seriously hurt and the child was taken to hospital as a precaution, police said.

The lorry driver, 67, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop.

He remains in custody for questioning.

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