Forest Way Belrose: Boy, 11, struck by car

A primary school boy has suffered serious injuries after he was hit by a car at traffic lights at a busy intersection on Sydney’s northern beaches this morning.

A primary school-aged boy suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a small SUV at a set of traffic lights at the intersection of Forest Way and Morgan Rd, Belrose, just after 8am on Friday. Picture: Jim O'Rourke

A Sydney schoolboy was badly hurt when he was hit by a car at a set of traffic lights on the northern beaches on Friday morning.

The boy, 11, suffered leg injuries when he was struck by a small SUV at Belrose.

Emergency services were called to the corner of Forest Way and Morgan Rd just after 8am.

The intersection has button-operated pedestrians lights.

It is about 200m away from the independent John Colet Primary School at Belrose.

A primary school-aged boy suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a car at a set of traffic lights at the intersection of Forest Way and Morgan Rd, Belrose. Picture: Jim O'Rourke

A police vehicle was parked outside the school about 45 minutes after the incident.

About five police vehicles and one ambulance were sent to the scene.

A NSW Ambulance spokesman said the boy, who they described as being of primary school age, had leg injuries.

The intersection where the boy was injured is close to the John Colet Primary School at Belrose.. Picture: Google Maps

“He was taken to Northern Beaches Hospital in a stable condition,” the spokesman said.

Police spoke with the female driver of the SUV that was stopped in a southbound lane on Forest Way.

In a statement, police confirmed that officers from its Crash Investigation Unit have started an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Peak hour traffic was disrupted for a number of hours.