A TEENAGE girl was struck by a car while crossing a busy road during the school run.

The victim suffered an injured leg after being hit by a Vauxhall Zafira, at the Gore in Basildon, near Ghyllgrove Community School on Friday **12**.

The girl, who is believed to be a pupil at the school, was treated at the scene for a suspected leg injury then rushed to Basildon Hospital by road ambulance. 

An Essex Police spokesman said: “Police were called shortly after 3.20pm with reports of a collision involving a Vauxhall Zafira and a pedestrian in The Gore, Basildon.

“The pedestrian is believed to be a teenage girl and officers remain at the scene while enquiries continue.”

An East of England Ambulance spokesman said: “The East of England Ambulance Service Trust was called to a road traffic incident on The Gore in Basildon at 3.21pm today (February 16).

“An ambulance and an ambulance officer attended and treated a girl with a suspected leg injury.


“She was taken to Basildon and Thurrock Hospital for further care.”