Boy Injured In Hit-And-Run Crash

A 14-year-old boy suffered a broken wrist after he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident.

He was trying to cross Ayr Road, near to its junction with Firwood Road, in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, when he was hit at around 8am yesterday.

The driver of the car, which is described as a small, dark-coloured 4x4, paused for a short time then drove off along Ayr Road.

The teenager was taken to the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow where he was treated for a broken wrist.

Police have appealed for information about the incident. Sergeant Kirsten McLatchie said: This is a highly populated area and at that time of the morning there would have been a lot of people and vehicles around.

I am appealing to anyone who may have been on their way to work, going to school or going to the local shops in the area to contact us with any information they may have.

We are in the process of checking CCTV images to gather additional information and are urging people to get in touch.''