A woman and a child have been taken to hospital after they were in collision with a car today (Wednesday).

The woman and child are believed to have been walking when they collided with the car outside the Hyundai garage on Cambridge Road, Hitchin.

Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene at 12.23pm.

The woman and child have sustained minor injuries and have been taken to Lister Hospital.

The male driver of the car was uninjured.