Nine-year-old boy struck by car as he walked to school
The youngster suffered a serious head injury when hit by a Volkswagen Polo in Edinburgh.
A nine-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being hit by a car.
Emergency services were called to Easter Drylaw Place in Edinburgh shortly before 8.50am on Wednesday.
The youngster is understood to have been walking to school when he was struck by a Volkswagen Polo.
He has been taken to hospital with a serious head injury which is not believed to be life-threatening.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police in Edinburgh were called to Easter Drylaw Place at around 8.50am on Wednesday following a report of a collision between a Volkswagen Polo and a pedestrian.
"A nine-year-old boy has been taken to the Sick Kids Hospital with a serious head injury and enquiries are ongoing."