Police have revealed a condition update for a child, five, who was injured in a crash with a car near a school in Collier Row.

A Met Police spokesperson said the child suffered minor injuries.

It comes after officers were called at 11.45am on Tuesday (January 9) to reports of the collision in Thistledene Avenue.

They found a five-year-old child involved in the crash at the scene.

London Ambulance Service attended and took the child to a hospital for treatment.

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No arrests have been made so far, but enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.

The incident reportedly happened near Oasis Academy Pinewood school. 

A person claimed on social media that the school sent out a message clarifying that nobody from the school was involved in the crash. 

The Recorder has contacted the school to verify the information.