VEHICLES were diverted on to the Crediton link road on Saturday afternoon following an accident on the road crossing at East Street, Crediton in which a 9 year old boy was knocked down by a vehicle.

Air and land ambulances attended the scene and the boy was taken to taken to Plymouth with serious but not life-changing injuries.

He was later taken to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol where it was later confirmed that the boy had sustained a broken leg in the incident and was in a stable condition.

The driver of a blue VW Polo, a 81-year-old female driver from the Exmouth area, who was also involved in the collision, was believed to be uninjured.

Police are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident and those who may have seen those involved shortly before.

Please email: [email protected]">[email protected], call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting reference 544 of 13 June.