A 12-YEAR-OLD girl suffered head injuries when she was hit by a car last night.

She had got off a bus in Woodhead Road, Berry Brow near the Laxmi restaurant shortly after 7.15pm when the collision happened.

The girl was taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.

Further details on the car and driver have not been made available.

Woodhead Road, which links Lockwood with Holmfirth and Honley, was closed for more than two hours while emergency services dealt with the incident.

Buses had to be diverted and there were long tailbacks.

Police have appealed for witnesses and anyone with information is asked to contact PC Adrian Whitehead at Kirklees Road Policing Unit on 0845 6060606.