A young boy has been left in critical condition after being hit by a car. Police and paramedics were called to a collision involving one vehicle and a child in Dobbins Road in Barry at 2.50pm on Friday and the youngster was soon rushed to hospital for treatment.
South Wales Police confirmed the child remains in hospital in a critical condition on Saturday and officers are continuing to investigate the cause of the collision. An initial statement from South Wales Police issued on Friday, July 7, said: "At 2.50pm this afternoon South Wales Police received a report of a road traffic collision on Dobbins Road, Barry, which involved a car and a young boy.
"The boy has been taken to the University Hospital of Wales. The circumstances surrounding the collision are under investigation."