Villagers have voiced safety concerns after a year six pupil was hit by a car near a primary school on a busy road. On Wednesday, April 19, the pupil, who is believed to attend Linby cum Papplewick school, was hit by a car outside the school on Main Street.
The boy was taken to Queen's Medical Centre and reportedly suffered from two broken ankles. A spokesperson for EMAS said: "We received a call at 3.35pm on 19 April to Main Street in Linby.
"The caller reported that there had been a road traffic collision. We sent a medical first responder and a crewed ambulance. One patient was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre via crewed ambulance.”