The seven-year-old boy was hit while riding a bike in Greengate Street, Barrow, earlier this afternoon. GOOGLE MAPS
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD boy has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car while riding a bike in Barrow this afternoon.
Police were called along with paramedics at 3:30pm after the youngster was hit in Greengate Street by a Ford Fusion.
The boy was taken to Furness General Hospital by his mother.
It's believed that the injuries he sustained were not serious.
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