POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an eight-year-old boy was in collision with a car in a Bewdley street.

The youngster was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital with serious head injuries after the incident on Saturday.

Police said the accident happened in Yew Tree Lane shortly after 2pm.

A police spokesman said the Kidderminster youngster, who was struck by a Subaru estate, is in a stable condition.

Anyone with any information should contact the Road Policing Unit at Kidderminster Police in 08457 444 888.