One-year-old baby boy injured after being hit by car while in his pram

Police are investigating after a one-year-old boy was injured in a crash in Yorkshire.
Jonathan Pritchard
By Jonathan Pritchard
Published 10th Jun 2022, 13:32 GMT

South Yorkshire Police were called to Penistone Road, near Hillsborough Barracks in Sheffield, on Thursday (Jun 9) at around 9.30am.

Officers found a one-year-old boy who had been injured after he was hit by the car while in his pram.

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The force said his injuries were not life-threatening or life-changing, and the road reopened at around 1pm.

Police at the scene of a crash on Penistone Road, Sheffield, in which a one-year-old boy was hitPolice at the scene of a crash on Penistone Road, Sheffield, in which a one-year-old boy was hit
Police at the scene of a crash on Penistone Road, Sheffield, in which a one-year-old boy was hit

A statement from South Yorkshire Police said: "Police were called at around 9.35am (Thursday, June 9) following reports of a road traffic collision on Penistone Road, near to Hillsborough Barracks.

"On arrival, it was discovered that a car had been in a collision with a 1-year old child who was in a pram. The child was taken to hospital with injuries which are not believed to be life changing or threatening at this time.

"The road re-opened at around 1pm. No arrests have been made. Enquiries are ongoing."