05/11/2014

Teenager Critical After Liverpool Bus Accident

A fifteen-year-old boy is in a critical condition in Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool after being hit by a bus in the city on Tuesday night.

Police said the teenager suffered serious head injuries when he was hit by a bus at about 19:55 on Tuesday night.

He is understood to have undergone surgery at the hospital, where his condition is described as critical.

Police have appealed for any witnesses to the incident to contact them.

(MH/CD)

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