A four-year-old boy has died after being hit by a bus outside a hospital in Kent. The tragic incident occurred just after 4pm yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth Queen Margaret (QEQM) hospital in Margate.
Police were called to the collision outside the hospital's entrance near the A&E department. The child was hit by a white single-decker bus whilst travelling on foot, Kent Police said.
Boy had left hospital
The boy had reportedly left the hospital on foot before the collision took place. He was taken back inside the hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after.
Investigators from Kent Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit are urging anyone with relevant information to come forward. The investigation remains ongoing as officers work to establish the full circumstances of the tragedy.
(PA) Note: This article has been edited with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
