A boy has been involved in a collision with a car in Sussex, sparking a huge emergency response. Sussex Police said officers responded to a report of a collision between a lorry and a pedestrian in Preston Park, Brighton, just after 1.30pm on Tuesday (May 9).<br /><br />A spokesperson added: “The victim, a boy believed to be aged eight, sustained serious, but not life-threatening injuries and has been taken to hospital for treatment.”<br /><br />As many as 14 police cars were reportedly at the scene – at the height of the incident – joined by an ambulance; a health, education, maintenance and support (HEMS) vehicle and three critical care units. <br /><br />Police confirmed the vehicle involved in the incident has been secured and the ‘driver is assisting police as enquiries continue’.<br /><br />Anyone who witnessed the incident or captured footage of it is asked to email police via collision.appeal@sussex.police.uk, quoting serial 732 of 09/05.
