A FOUR-year-old boy was knocked down after a collision between a car and a pedestrian in Lowestoft.

A FOUR-year-old boy was knocked down after a collision between a car and a pedestrian in Lowestoft.

The incident happened on Yarmouth Road at about 3.35pm this afternoon.

Paramedics conveyed the youngster to the James Paget Hospital for checks after he suffered head injuries.

A spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service said he was conscious and breathing at the scene of the incident.