A 13-YEAR-OLD is seriously injured after being hit by a car.

Police were called to the scene in Goring Road, Worthing, at 6.58pm. 

The boy has been taken by to hospital by air ambulance which landed in West Park, Worthing. 

A spokesman for the force said they were called to reports of a car and pedestrian collision and that the boy, 13, has been “seriously injured”. 

He added that the road is currently closed to traffic while emergency services deal with the incident.

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