An eight-year-old child has been taken to hospital after a collision with a car in Ipswich.

Police were called to the scene in Cliff Lane just before 3.15pm on Tuesday April 2 to reports of an incident involving a BMW 116i and a pedestrian.

The eight-year-old was taken to Ipswich Hospital following the collision, which happened outside Cliff Lane Primary School - it is not known if the child is a pupil there.

A Suffolk police spokesman said the youngster had been taken to hospital by ambulance to be checked over but they were not believed to be seriously injured.