A ROAD closure on the A49 in Much Birch yesterday was a result of a false alarm after a dad thought he had run over his child.

Emergency services were called on Sunday afternoon to a report of a three-year-old child being run over after the child had fallen out of a car.

Police said the child's dad initially thought he had run over the child and an air ambulance was called and the road was closed.

But police said that on further investigation it transpired the child had just fallen out of the slow-moving car and sustained no injuries.

The air ambulance was stood down and the road was reopened.