A TEENAGE girl has been taken to hospital for assessment after being hit by a car on Park Road.

Police were called at 8.30am to reports of a crash between a 14-year-old pedestrian and a Ford Fiesta Zetec.

The girl was taken to hospital for assessment of injuries which have now been confirmed as minor.

Road closures were in place on Park Road at its junction with Recreation Street and on Boardmans Lane.

The road has been reopened.