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| Eight children hurt in Liverpool car crash near school | |
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| Eight girls aged between 11 and 17 have been injured in a collision with a car near a Liverpool school. | |
| The North West Ambulance Service said two children were "critically" injured in the 15:20 GMT crash in Belvidere Road. | |
| The driver of the Peugeot car, a woman in her 80s, was also injured and treated at the scene. | |
| Seven of the girls were taken to hospital by ambulance, with one attending voluntarily. | |
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| 'Walking wounded' | |
| Consultant paramedic Mike Jackson, who was first on the scene, said in addition to the two "critical" injuries, a further three of the girls were likely to have fractured limbs or head injuries. | |
| He described the remaining three victims as "walking wounded". | |
| Belvedere Academy, a nearby girls school, posted a statement on its website which said: "Unfortunately there has been a road traffic accident outside the academy. | |
| "School bus service will be significantly delayed. Please make arrangements to collect your daughter as soon as possible." | |
| Several roads in the area have been closed, including Belvidere Road, the junction at Devonshire Road and Admiral Street and the junction between Princess Gate and South Street. |