A woman has been badly injured after being hit by a car near a school in the Nascot area of Watford.

Police were called to the accident near Nascot Wood Junior School, in Langley Road by the junction with Nascot Wood Road, at around 11.50am today.

A red Nissan Micra is reported to have hit a crash barrier near the school.

The woman, who is said to be in her 30s, is being treated by paramedics.