8:24am Monday 10th December 2007
By Staff Reporter
A girl, aged 15, suffered a serious facial injury after being hit by a car as she walked along a street with a friend in Atherton.
The two 15-year-old girls were walking along Gloucester Street, Atherton, at about 7.50pm on Saturday when the driver of a green Ford Scorpio appeared to lose control, and the car mounted the pavement and collided with one of the girls.
She suffered serious facial injuries and a broken elbow and was taken to Royal Bolton Infirmary. Her injuries are not life threatening.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Road Policing Unit on 0161 856 7273.
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