Child ‘is hit by bus outside hospital in Kent’

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By FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER

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A child has reportedly been struck by a bus outside a hospital in Kent, prompting emergency services to scramble to the scene. 

Police and an air ambulance were called to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate, Kent, at around 4pm on Thursday.

A cordon was also erected around Ramsgate Road and remains in force, with drivers being warned to find a different route. 

According to Kent Online, the incident involved a child and occurred just metres away from the main entrance of the hospital. 

A police spokesperson told Daily Mail: ‘Kent Police was called at 4.04pm on Thursday 7 August to reports of a collision involving a pedestrian and a bus on Ramsgate Road, Margate.

‘Officers are currently at the scene and the road remains closed. Drivers are advised to find alternative routes.’

Emergency services scrambled to Ramsgate Road in Margate, Kent, on Thursday, after reports of a child hit by a bus just outside Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital

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