Boy hurt in Gerrard car collision

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been involved in a traffic collision with a 10-year-old boy.

The boy suffered leg injuries when he was in collision with the England player's car near his luxury home on Grantham Road, Birkdale, Merseyside.

Onlookers said the 27-year-old sat with the boy before an ambulance arrived.

A spokesman for the player said he had spoken to police and had been driving very slowly before the accident at 1515BST, when the boy ran out.

He said: "Steven was driving very slowly through an area of Birkdale when a young boy ran out and hit the side of his car.

"Steven comforted the boy until the paramedics arrived.

"The Liverpool captain was distressed over the accident and has been in contact with the boy's family to check his progress and plans to visit him in the next couple of days."

The child is suspected to have suffered a broken leg during the accident.