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| Teenage boy hit by ambulance has 'significant' head injuries | Teenage boy hit by ambulance has 'significant' head injuries |
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| A teenage boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by an ambulance as it answered a 999 call, the ambulance service said. | A teenage boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by an ambulance as it answered a 999 call, the ambulance service said. |
| The teenager, believed to be 10, suffered "significant" head injuries in the accident with the South Western ambulance service vehicle in Bath, Somerset, just after 4pm on Thursday afternoon, a spokeswoman said. | |
| He was taken to the city's Royal United hospital after the accident at the junction of London Road and Snow Hill near the River Avon, she added. | He was taken to the city's Royal United hospital after the accident at the junction of London Road and Snow Hill near the River Avon, she added. |
| "Due to the serious condition of the patient, police gave permission for the ambulance to leave the scene to take him to hospital," she said. | "Due to the serious condition of the patient, police gave permission for the ambulance to leave the scene to take him to hospital," she said. |
| "Clearly our primary concern is for the patient and his family – senior executives from South Western ambulance service have travelled to Bath and will offer to meet with the family," she said. | "Clearly our primary concern is for the patient and his family – senior executives from South Western ambulance service have travelled to Bath and will offer to meet with the family," she said. |
| "We are also ensuring the crew involved are fully supported. | "We are also ensuring the crew involved are fully supported. |
| "We are also working closely with the police to ensure the circumstances surrounding this serious incident are fully investigated." | "We are also working closely with the police to ensure the circumstances surrounding this serious incident are fully investigated." |
| The ambulance service spokeswoman said: "At 4.01pm this afternoon, an ambulance crew responding to a 999 emergency reported to our clinical hub that they had struck a child near the junction with London Road and Snow Hill in Bath. | The ambulance service spokeswoman said: "At 4.01pm this afternoon, an ambulance crew responding to a 999 emergency reported to our clinical hub that they had struck a child near the junction with London Road and Snow Hill in Bath. |
| "They reported the child – a boy believed to be approximately 10 years old – had suffered a significant head injury. | |
| "The patient was placed in the ambulance and taken by the crew straight to Royal United hospital where he is now being treated." | "The patient was placed in the ambulance and taken by the crew straight to Royal United hospital where he is now being treated." |
| Avon and Somerset police said London Road was closed in both directions while they investigated the crash and advised motorists to avoid the area. | Avon and Somerset police said London Road was closed in both directions while they investigated the crash and advised motorists to avoid the area. |