12-year-old girl in critical condition after being hit by car

This is Somerset -- A 12-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being hit by a car as she walked home from school in Devon. The girl had left Newton Abbot College when she was hit by a BMW on Old Exeter Road at 3.30pm on Tuesday. She suffered a head injury and was taken by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said the girl was later transferred to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol. Her condition is described as critical but stable. "Officers have spoken to a number of witnesses already, but if anyone else witnessed this incident please get in touch," the force spokesman said. The car involved was a grey/blue BMW 323i from the Exeter area, which was driven by a 69-year-old woman. She is not thought to have been injured. The incident was witnessed by passers-by, including fellow school pupils, who will be offered "welfare support", the spokesman said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police on 101. Reported by This is 23 hours ago.