EMERGENCY services rushed to a busy road following reports a schoolgirl was hit by a car.

Police officers and ambulance crews attended an incident in Low Road, Harwich, at just after 8am this morning.

An onlooker reported seeing a collision involving a child and a vehicle.

Speaking to the Gazette they said: "My son's mother pulled over to help the girl - she is a nurse.

"I was in the car and we arrived just after she was hit.

"She kept her calm and made sure she had no spinal injuries until the police and ambulance arrived.

"She was talking and everything. I believe she has gone hospital for check over."

The East of England Ambulance Service has now confirmed a child had to be taken to hospital.

A spokesman said: “We were called at 8.26am with reports that a child had been hit by a car on Low Road in Harwich.

"An ambulance was sent to the scene and transported the child to Colchester General Hospital for further assessment and treatment.” 

Following the incident police officers remained at the scene and traffic remained heavy in the area around the Greenacres Caravan Park as a result of the incident.