DATA has revealed that children in the South Lakeland area had hit by vehicles more than a dozen times in four years.

Information provided by the insurance company Churchill revealed that in four years 14 children were hit by a vehicle in South Lakeland.

Of those children struck by vehicles, four were seriously injured.

Thousands of child pedestrians across Great Britain were hurt or killed in incidents between 2017 and 2020.

Churchill's analysis found no incidents in South Lakeland involving a casualty aged between four and 11 happened in a 20mph zone, while none were within 500 metres of a school.

The figures also show that two children were hit during school 'rush hours', either between 7.30am and 8.30am or between 3.30pm and 4.30pm.

According to the analysis of more than 600,000 accidents by Churchill, 10,100 primary aged children have been hit by vehicles in the UK since 2017 – around seven a day.

More than 2,900 accidents have happened during school pick-up and drop off times.