A pupil from Penwortham Girls High School was knocked down by a car yesterday (Thursday 20 December).
The school had just broken up for the Christmas break and police have said that a 14-year-old girl was walking down Cop Lane at around 2.30pm when the incident took place.
A Ford Fiesta car hit her with its wing mirror and she had to crawl to the side of the road.
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Other pupils witnessed the incident and have been left distressed by what happened.
The girl’s injuries are not thought to be serious.
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: “Happened at about 2.30pm yesterday but thankfully the injuries weren’t serious.”
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