A nine-year-old girl has been left with potentially life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car, police said. , external

She was initially airlifted to Royal Stoke hospital after the crash which happened at about 16:30, in Lower Milehouse Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme.

She was later flown to Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool.

Staffordshire Police is asking for any witnesses to come forward.

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