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Boy hit by 4x4 in Walsall

A nine-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital with a suspected serious head injury after being hit by a car in Walsall.

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A nine-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital with a suspected serious head injury after being hit by a car in Walsall.

The youngster was injured after being struck by a Mitsubishi 4x4 along the busy Bloxwich Road.

Police and paramedics were called at around 4.45pm yesterday and the boy was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital.

It was initially feared he had suffered a serious head injury but his injuries are no longer considered life-threatening.

Meanwhile, a four-year-boy remains in a serious but stable condition after being knocked down by a car in Walsall last Thursday. He suffered serious head injuries after being hit in Darlaston Road, Pleck.

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