A six-year-old girl was taken to hospital for overnight observation after she was hit by a car on a residential street last week. 

Emergency services were called to Ellison Street in Hartlepool at around 6pm on Tuesday, September 5, following reports of a collision between a car and a child. 

After arriving on the scene, police, paramedics and the air ambulance worked at the scene for around an hour, before the six-year-old girl was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees.

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A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: "Police received a report of a collision involving a child and a Ford Kuga on Ellison Street, Hartlepool, around 6pm on Tuesday,  September 5.

"A six-year-old girl was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees for overnight observation."

A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service added: "We received a call shortly before 6pm on Tuesday, September 5 to reports of a road traffic incident on Ellison Street in Hartlepool. We dispatched one ambulance crew, a specialist paramedic, and a rapid response paramedic to the scene. One patient was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees for further treatment."