A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy has been airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car in Dunmow.

Ambulance crews were called to the collision, in Stortford Road, at about 3.25pm today (Tuesday).

The boy suffered neck and leg injuries. He was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge where his condition is not thought to be life threatening.

Two rapid response vehicles and an ambulance were called to the scene, along with Herts Air Ambulance.