A teenager has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Beckenham High Street.

Police were called by ambulance crews at around 8am this morning (Monday) to the collision between the car and the pedestrian.

A teenager was taken to hospital as a precaution.

His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called by the London Ambulance Service shortly after 08:00hrs on Monday, 22 November to reports of a car in collision with a pedestrian on High Street in Beckenham.

"Officers attended.

"The teenager was taken to hospital as a precaution; his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening."

A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said:"We were called at 8.04am today (22 November) to reports of a road traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on High Street, Beckenham.

"We sent an ambulance crew and a medic in a car.

"A child was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital."

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