A SCHOOLGIRL has been taken to hospital with neck injuries after being struck by a car in Birkenhead this afternoon.

Police were called to Stanley Road near St James' Church roundabout at around 4.30pm following reports the 11-year-old had been involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Safira.

Officers say she was conscious and put into the back of an ambulance with a neck brace.

The extent of her injuries is not known at this point.

The driver of the Safira stopped at the scene.

Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to call Merseyside Police using the 101 number.