9:42am Monday 6th July 2009
A 12-year-old girl is in serious but stable condition after being an accident involving a car in Beaconsfield town centre this morning.
The Beaconsfield School pupil was airlifted to Wexham Park Hospital, Slough with serious injuries at about 10am.
Police said: "Her injuries are not thought to be life threatening."
She was hit by a gold Land Rover Freelander at about 9am in Station Road, where an air ambulance landed around 15 minutes later.
The road was closed but has now re-opened.
Eyewitness Stacey Winterton, 18, of Candlemas Mead, Beaconsfield said: "I just saw the girl bolt foward. She had an orange Sainsbury's bag and it went flying.
Miss Winterton, a stylist at Emile De Londres on Station Road, said: "She was just screaming, I have never heard a scream like that before.
"I froze and ran over to her."
"I was shocked because she was the same age as my sister."
The driver was spoken to by police at the scene. Nobody has been arrested.
She said the driver, a woman, was slapped by another woman, a pedestrian, after the collision.
Acting headteacher Nigel Dudding said the girl was a year seven pupil.
He said: "We are concerned about it and our thoughts are with her and the family.
"We hope she makes a speedy recovery."
Anyone with information on the incident can contact Sgt Michelle Ryan on 08458 505 505
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