A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was knocked over by a car in Rainford on Monday .

Police and the ambulance service were called to the scene on Cross Pit Lane, Rainford, near the Eagle and Child pub, at around 3.30pm.

A woman driver, aged 30, driving a black Toyota Yaris was in collision with the boy as he was crossing the road.

The boy was taken by ambulance to Whiston Hospital where he was treated for injuries to his leg and has since been released.

A police spokesperson described the injuries as minor.