Child hit by bus outside hospital sparks huge emergency response & closes road
BUS HORROR Child hit by bus outside hospital sparks huge emergency response & closes road
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A CHILD has been hit by a bus outside a hospital as emergency services swarm the area.
Police were called to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate, Kent, at around 4pm today.
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The horror unfolded outside the QEQM at around 4pm
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An air ambulance was also called to the scene, on Ramsgate Road.
A cordon has been put in place with drivers warned the road remains closed off.
A witness told Kent Online: "It happened in front of the main entrance and involved a child.
'The approach road to the hospital is shut and it will remain so for a while.'
A spokesman for Kent Police said: 'We were called at 4pm to reports of a collision involving a pedestrian and a bus on Ramsgate Road, Margate.
'Officers are currently at the scene and the road remains closed.'
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The road has been closed off
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