Update – Hit and run, Dumbarton Road, Glasgow

Police have traced the driver of the car involved in a hit and run incident which occurred in the Scotstoun area of Glasgow on Monday, 19 July, 2021.

Police were called around 1pm after a four year old girl was struck on Dumbarton Road, near to the Scotfresh store.

Emergency services attended and the victim was taken by ambulance to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow where she is currently receiving treatment for a serious leg injury.

The 27-year-old female driver of the grey Renault Captur has been traced and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

Sergeant Roy McCarney of the Road Policing Unit said: “We have now traced the driver who is assisting police with their enquiries, however it is still vital that we speak to any witnesses to this incident, in order to confirm a full picture of the circumstances.

"This happened on a sunny afternoon at lunchtime, there will have been plenty of people around, and I would appeal to anyone who saw anything to get in touch.

“I would also like to reiterate our plea for motorists with dash-cams who were travelling through the area at the time to please check their footage in case they have captured the incident or a grey Renault Captur driving on the road before or afterwards.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland through 101, quoting incident number 1550 of Monday, 19 July."