Eleven-year-old boy taken to hospital after road traffic incident in Whitburn

The 11-year-old was involved in the incident in Mill Lane, Whitburn, yesterday afternoon, Monday, January 30.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson confirmed emergency services had been called and the boy had needed treatment: “Shortly before 3.30pm yesterday, we received a report that a vehicle had collided with an 11-year-old boy on Mill Lane, Whitburn.

“Emergency services attended and the boy was taken to hospital for treatment on injuries not believed to be life-threatening.”