A 16-YEAR-OLD girl has been taken to hospital after being knocked down in Bournemouth, police said.

A force spokesman said they were called to Holdenhurst Road at 3.05pm when the pedestrian was injured in a collision involving a Blue Renault Megane, owned by a Bournemouth man.

The crash happened opposite the Ladbrokes betting shop near to Springbourne fire station.

“An ambulance has attended and she’s on her way to hospital,” the spokesman said.

“Her injuries are not life threatening or life changing."