Three-year-old boy taken to hospital after being hit by car while riding a scooter in North Perth

A three-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after being hit by a car while riding a scooter.

Emergency services were called to the incident near Hobart and Eton streets in North Perth about 11.50am on Tuesday after reports that a young boy had been hit by a car backing out of its driveway.

The boy was taken to Perth Children’s Hospital under lights and sirens. He was in a stable condition on Tuesday evening.