A GIRL was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries after she was involved in a serious collision with a car in Worcester this afternoon.

The incident happened on London Road at the junction with Foxwell Street, near to Tesco Express, about 2.30pm yesterday.

The road was closed to traffic for about two-and-a-half hours and reopened just before 5pm while police investigated and a force helicopter circled above taking photographs of the scene.

West Midlands Ambulance Service sent an ambulance, a rapid response vehicle, and the County Air Ambulance to the incident.

A spokesman said: “On arrival at the scene, crews found a pedestrian and a car that had been in a collision.

“The pedestrian, a girl believed to be 11-years-old suffered serious head injuries and was treated at the scene. "She was airlifted to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further emergency treatment.

“The hospital had been pre-alerted to the girl’s arrival and serious condition.”

A police spokeswoman said no arrests had been made and denied reports the helicopter was looking for somebody who had run away from the scene.

“We were just lucky we had the resources in the area so we decided to utilised them,” she said.