A child was rushed to hospital in serious condition after being struck by a car in the city’s east end Sunday evening.

Paramedics responded to the incident near Birchmount Road and Danforth Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Sunday and transported the child to a trauma centre.

Police confirmed the child had been struck by a car.

Birchmount Road was closed from Danforth Avenue to Raleigh Avenue as police investigated following the incident.

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