A four-year-old child has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run.

The collision happened on Springfield Gardens in Inverness shortly after 7.45pm on Tuesday.

The boy was struck by a small black car which failed to stop following the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "The child was conveyed to Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, for treatment."

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman added: "We dispatched one ambulance to the scene.

"One male patient, aged four years, was taken to Raigmore Hospital."

Anyone with information is asked to contact 101.