A 17-year-old was rushed to hospital after he was hit by a car this afternoon.

Ambulance crews were called at 2.30pm to Rowan Road, at the junction of Stanford Road, Mitcham (bordering Streatham), after reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian. 

The teenager was taken to St George's Hospital as a priority with leg and arm injuries. 

Rowan Road has been closed in both directions and bus routes 60, 118, 152, and 463 have been diverted.

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