Teenage boy hospitalised after being struck by VW Polo in Portsmouth

A TEENAGER was struck by a car in Portsmouth and had to be taken to hospital.
By Freddie Webb
Published 27th Oct 2022, 10:58 BST
Updated 27th Oct 2022, 11:19 BST
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The boy collided with a VW Polo on Monday in Anglesea Road, at the junction with Queen Street.

Police and paramedics from South Central Ambulance Service (Scas) were sent to the scene.

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Both southbound lanes had to be closed due to the collision.

The pedestrian was treated at the scene and had to be taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital.

He had suffered a shoulder injury.

A spokesman from Hampshire Constabulary said: ‘We were called at 12.42pm on Monday, October 24 to a report of a road traffic collision involving a VW Polo and a pedestrian on Anglesea Road in Portsmouth.

The collision in Anglesea Road, at the Queen Street junction, Portsmouth. Picture: Google Street View.The collision in Anglesea Road, at the Queen Street junction, Portsmouth. Picture: Google Street View.
The collision in Anglesea Road, at the Queen Street junction, Portsmouth. Picture: Google Street View.

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‘The pedestrian, a teenage boy, was taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital to receive treatment for a shoulder injury.’

The Portsmouth City Council’s transport management centre initially reported the collision at 12.59pm.

Portsmouth Roads said the route was reopened at 1.05pm.