A 10-year-old boy suffered serious injuries in a collision on a Bradford road.

The collision, involving a Mercedes car and a child pedestrian, took place on Undercliffe Old Road just after 8pm on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "Police are investigating after a serious road traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Undercliffe Old Road, Bradford last night.

"Officers were called at 8.19pm by the ambulance to reports a 10-year-old boy had received serious injuries from the collision.

"The 10-year-old was taken to hospital with serious but not believed to be life-threatening injuries."

The driver of the Mercedes, a 21-year-old man was initially arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drugs.

He was then released without charge on that matter, but enquiries remain ongoing into the collision.

A spokesperson for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service added: "We received an emergency call at 8.16pm on Wednesday evening to report a collision between a car and child on Undercliffe Old Road, Bradford. 

"A number of ambulance resources were dispatched to the scene, including two ambulances, two doctors and a critical care paramedic.

"One patient was conveyed to Leeds General Infirmary."

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact police via 101 or use the Live Chat options at westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat quoting crime reference number 13240606314.