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| Boy hit by suspected learner driver in Saffron Walden | Boy hit by suspected learner driver in Saffron Walden |
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| A five-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries when a suspected learner driver ran him over before smashing into a house. | A five-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries when a suspected learner driver ran him over before smashing into a house. |
| The boy is said to be in a critical but stable condition after being hit in Gabriel Street, Saffron Walden, Essex. | The boy is said to be in a critical but stable condition after being hit in Gabriel Street, Saffron Walden, Essex. |
| One neighbour told BBC Essex she believed the boy had been "dragged quite a way" across the road. | |
| An Essex Police spokesman said: "Police believe the driver was a learner and there were L-plates on the vehicle." | An Essex Police spokesman said: "Police believe the driver was a learner and there were L-plates on the vehicle." |
| For more on this and other stories, visit BBC Local Live: Essex | For more on this and other stories, visit BBC Local Live: Essex |
| The driver of the car, a Renault Megane, and a passenger have been voluntarily interviewed by police. Inquiries are continuing. | |
| Officers want to speak to any children accompanying the boy at the time of the accident, which happened shortly before 17:15 GMT on Wednesday. | Officers want to speak to any children accompanying the boy at the time of the accident, which happened shortly before 17:15 GMT on Wednesday. |
| It is understood the occupants of the house have had to move out due to structural damage. | |
| Neighbour Kim Harris told BBC Essex: "I heard acceleration, tyres screeching and then a crash, bang. It made the house shake. | |
| "I noticed the car first, then noticed the boy a couple of yards away. He was scooped and handed to the parents as they came running out. | |
| "It was mayhem, there was lots of people shouting and screaming. He'd been dragged, I think, quite a way." |