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# Child ‘seriously injured’ after being hit by car in Plymouth
- URL: https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/child-seriously-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-in-plymouth/
- Published: 2026-08-31T21:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-31T21:49:01.000Z
- Author: Seamus McCoy
- Tags: Devon and Cornwall Police, News, #editors-picks

A child has been left with potentially serious injuries after being hit by a car in Plymouth this afternoon (31 August).

Emergency services were called to St Pancras Avenue after a red Volvo V40 hit a child at the Tintagel Crescent junction.

The child, who is understood to be a boy, was taken to [Derriford Hospital](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/derriford-hospital/) with potentially serious injuries.

Specialist officers from the Roads Policing Team (RPT) are now at the scene conducting a serious collision investigation.

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