A teenage boy has been hospitalised after he was reportedly hit by a car at Belmont North Wednesday afternoon.
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Police and paramedics were called to the scene on the Pacific Highway near Patrick Street around 3.20pm, after reports a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle.
A spokesperson for the NSW Ambulance said a teenage boy was treated for lower leg injuries at the scene before he was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.
Police remained on the scene conducting inquiries around 4pm, before one of two northbound lanes was re-opened to traffic around 4.20pm. Drivers were urged to take caution in the area.
The details of this report are developing. It will be updated.
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Simon McCarthy
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
