Man charged with driving offences after girl, 8, airlifted to hospital in Cornwall

Devon and Cornwall police were called to the scene after a reported collision between a horse and a white van. Photograph: Britpix/Alamy

A man has been charged with driving offences after an alleged hit-and-run collision involving an eight-year-old child and a horse, which had to be put down, police have said.

Christopher Rogers, 61, of Bolventor, Launceston, has been charged with driving without due care, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, failing to stop after a road accident and criminal damage.