A two-year-old boy had to be airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car.

Police were called at 11.09am on Sunday (March 3) to Garstang Road in the Fulwood area of Preston after receiving reports of a crash.

Emergency services arrived and found a two-year-old boy had been knocked over by a car.

He was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

A spokesperson for the police said: "You may have seen an increased police presence in the Fulwood area this morning, and we want to let you know why.

"At 11.09am today, we were called by the ambulance service to a report of a road traffic collision on Garstang Road in Fulwood, near to the junction with The Triangle.

"Officers attended and found that a car had collided with a child.

"The boy, who is two-years-old, was airlifted to hospital having sustained serious injuries."

Police are now appealing for witnesses and are asking anyone with any information to come forward.

Sgt Matt Davidson from Lancashire Police's serious collision investigation unit said on Sunday evening: "First and foremost our thoughts remain with the family of the boy and all those affected by the collision today.

"I am now appealing to you, the public, to ask that if you witnessed this collision, or have any dashcam or CCTV footage from Garstang Road or the surrounding areas between 11am and 11:15am this morning, to please get in contact."

If you do have any information, please contact the police on 101 quoting log 0490 of March 3, 2024 or contact the serious collision investigation unit via email at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk