A schoolgirl who was hit by a car and thrown in the air miraculously escaped without serious injuries. 

The footage shows the teenager crossing a street before she was catapulted into the air by the force of the incoming car.

Emergency services rushed to Crocketts Road in Handsworth, Birmingham, at around 3.25pm last Friday and incredibly she was found to have escaped the crash without any serious injuries and was taken to Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital for further treatment.

Police has since launched an investigation and asked anyone with information to contact the force.

A police spokesperson said: ‘We were called following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian near the junction of Brearley Street and Junction Road.

‘It happened at just before 3.30pm on Friday and a teenage girl sustained injuries which were not serious.