A seven-year-old boy was flown to hospital by air ambulance after a crash with a car.

The boy suffered injuries to his leg and body  during the crash in Pleasant Row, Hastings, outside the Royal Standard pub at 2.50pm yesterday.

He was taken by air ambulance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, where his condition is not thought to be life threatening.

PC Stuart Kenway of the Surrey and Sussex Road Policing Unit said: "We would like to hear from anyone who saw what happened, particularly anyone who has any Dashcam footage that may have captured the incident.

"If you can help, please contact us either via collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting serial 811 of 26/02."

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