A ten-year-old girl on a bicycle had to be taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg after being struck by a car this morning.

The incident involving a silver ford fiesta happened at North Hill Drive, Harold Hill on Friday July 22 at 7.16am.

London Ambulance crews arrived at the scene where the girl was taken to Queen’s Hospital in Rom Valley Way, Romford with non life threatening injuries.

A police spokesman confirmed that a driver was detained and taken to Romford Police Station.

North Hill Drive at the junction of Wrexham Road, Harold Hill was closed from 7.16am to 9.14am.