Girl hospitalised after Hitchin car accident

A CHILD is being treated at the scene of a town centre collision.

Paramedics are at Brand Street in Hitchin by Argos after the nine-year-old girl was involved in a collision with a Kia Rio at around 4.10pm.

The East of England Ambulance Service said her injuries are minor but she will be taken to Lister Hospital for a check-up.

Police are diverting traffic in the area.