Schoolboy, 10, airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries after he was hit by a Ford Focus while crossing road

A SCHOOLBOY has been rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after being hit by a car. 

The 10-year-old boy was crossing the road when he was hit by a black Ford Focus in Surrey yesterday.

Police are appealing for anyone with information or dash cam footage of the incident to come forward. 

The boy was taken to hospital by air ambulance and remains in a serious condition, with the driver of the car uninjured. 

Officers from Surrey Police were called to The Cloisters outside Willow Court around 8.45am.

Detectives are trying to establish if the boy was riding a bike that he had with him at the time of the collision. 

The road was closed for several hours on Wednesday morning while emergency services dealt with the incident.

A spokesman for Surrey Police said: “We are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision, or who has any information which could help, particularly any dash cam footage captured in the area at the time, to come forward as soon as possible.”

If you can help, contact Surrey Police quoting incident reference PR/P21105408 by sending a private message via police Facebook or Twitter pages, contact a call handler through the live chat on the website or call 101.