Police are appealing for information after a collision in Morecambe in which a five-year-old girl was seriously injured.

The incident happened at around 5.45pm yesterday, Monday 6th October, on Euston Road in Morecambe.

A Citroen Xsara car is believed to have been travelling in the direction of Morecambe Town Centre when it was involved in a collision with a five-year-old girl.

The girl was taken to Alder Hey Hospital and is thought to have suffered a serious break to her right leg. The road was closed for more than two hours following the collision.

Sergeant Finn Quainton of the Road Policing Team said: “We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the collision to get in touch so that we can establish how this incident occurred.”

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting log number 1042 of 6th  October.

Alternatively, they can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at Crimestoppers-uk.org. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.