A 15-YEAR-OLD girl suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car.

Police said the incident happened at around 5.45pm on Wednesday in Accrington near to the Home Bargains store at Eastgate Retail Park.

Officers said the girl was knocked over by a blue Peugeot 307 and was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital with minor injuries.

A police spokesman said: "It was a minor injury road traffic collision.

"A 15-year-old girl was knocked over and taken to hospital.

"She appears to have suffered a bump to her head.

"We will be looking into what happened."