Boy, 10, taken to hospital after being hit by car in Glasgow

The incident took place on Dumbarton Road at around 11.40am today

Author: Lucinda Cameron, PA ScotlandPublished 2nd Oct 2022

A 10-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.

The incident happened on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow at around 11.40am today.

Police said the child was taken by ambulance to the city's Royal Hospital for Children.

The road was closed for a time while emergency services dealt with the incident but later reopened.

A Police Scotland spokesman said:

"Around 11.40am on Sunday, 2 October, police were called to a report of a boy struck by a car on Dumbarton Road, Glasgow.

"Officers attended and the 10-year-old boy was taken by ambulance to the Royal Hospital for Children."

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