A young girl was involved in an accident with a car in Upper Richmond Road this morning.

The girl, who was about 10years old according to the police, collided with a car but escaped with minor injuries.

Police were called to the scene at the Vine Road junction at 8.29am and there were some delays on the road.

A police spokesman said: “Thankfully she didn’t receive any life changing injuries, just a couple of cuts above her eye so she was very lucky.”

A London Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed the incident and said the girl was treated at the scene and taken to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.