A TWELVE-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Penketh this morning.

Police were called to Liverpool Road shortly after 8am today, Wednesday, after an accident involving a car and a cyclist near to the junction with Hadleigh Close.

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The bike rider, a 12-year-old boy, was taken to hospital as precaution.