A four-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being struck by a car in Northwood on Sunday evening. Emergency services were called to The Broadway, Northwood, at 8.48pm on Sunday 26 July following reports of a collision involving a car and a young child. The London Ambulance Service dispatched a major trauma response, sending ambulance crews, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic and London’s Air Ambulance to the scene. A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 8.48pm on Sunday 26 July to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian on The Broadway, Northwood. “We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic and London’s Air Ambulance. “Our crews treated a four-year-old boy at the scene before taking him to a major trauma centre as a priority.” The Metropolitan Police said the child remains in a life-threatening condition in hospital. The driver of the car remained at the scene and provided officers with an initial account of the incident. No arrests have been made. A police cordon remains in place while specialist collision investigators examine the scene and establish the full circumstances surrounding the collision. Enquiries are ongoing.
