Sheffield crash: Handsworth Road closed by police after boy, 15, hit by car driver

A major road in Sheffield has been closed by police this evening after a boy was hit by a car driver.
By Robert Cumber
Published 11th Feb 2022, 20:16 BST
Updated 12th Feb 2022, 12:19 BST
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Police said they were called just after 5.30pm today, Friday, February 11, to reports of a car driver hitting a pedestrian on Handsworth Road, in Handsworth.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said: “A 15-year-old male is believed to have broken his leg.”

Travel South Yorkshire said at 7pm this evening that Richmond Road in Handsworth was closed and First 73 buses were being diverted.