Woman arrested after child hit by car

Streetview image of Station Road Market BosworthImage source, Google
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Station Road is on the edge of the town and runs past St Peter's Primary School

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A woman has been arrested after a child was struck by a car in Leicestershire.

Police said they were called to Station Road in Market Bosworth at 15:16 BST on Thursday .

Officers confirmed a boy was taken to hospital but his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing. His age has not been shared.

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop at the scene of a collision and failing to provide a specimen and is in custody.

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