An elderly suffered a head injury after being knocked down as she crossed a road in Greenock, Inverclyde.

The incident happened at around 2.40pm on Tuesday on Regent Street close to the Regent Court Sheltered Housing Complex.

The 82-year-old woman was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital for treatment.

A woman driver has been reported to the procurator fiscal for alleged road traffic offences.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We received an emergency call at 2.40pm on Tuesday to attend at Regent Street in Greenock after report of a lady in her 80s knocked down.

"She was conveyed to Inverclyde Royal Hospital with a head injury."