A SEVEN-year-old boy from Kidderminster is in hospital with serious head injuries after he was in collision with a car.

The child, who was on a pedal cycle, was in a critical but stable condition at Birmingham Children's Hospital as the Shuttle/Times and News went to press.

The accident took place at 4.45pm on Saturday, September 17 in Jubilee Drive, Kidderminster. The driver of the maroon Vauxhall Cavalier, driven by a man in his 40s, was not injured.

PC Andy Saunders from the North Worcestershire Road Policing Unit said: "This is a serious incident and we are trying to establish exactly what happened. We are appealing to anyone who saw this collision to get in touch."

PC Saunders can be contacted on 08457 444888 ext 3136.