10:36am Tuesday 8th January 2008
A 17-year-old girl is seriously ill after being involved in an accident with a van this morning as she crossed Rickmansworth Road, near St Clement Danes School.
Police say the accident happened at around 8.25am this morning as rush hour traffic reached its peak.
The girl, believed to be a pupil at the school, was rushed to Watford General Hospital where she remains in a serious condition.
The vehicle involved was a white Renault Kangoo van.
Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to contact PC Alison Hickman of the Western Area Roads Policing Unit of 07923 472 388.
The road remains closed from the junction with Common Road. Traffic towards the M25 is being diverted through the centre of Chorleywood.
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