A young child who was hit by a car on Canvey has been released from hospital and was today recovering at home on the island.

The five-year-old was in collision with a Ford Fiesta in Link Road, near the junction with Dinant Avenue.

The boy was taken by ambulance to Southend Hospital suffering from minor injuries to his ribs and legs after the crash, at around 2.30pm last Friday.

Police also confirmed today there would be no criminal investigation into the incident, which is being treated as an accident.

Published Wednesday, August 6, 2003

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