13-year-old girl rushed to hospital as emergency services descend on road in West Lothian town
Police have closed off a road through the West Lothian town while they respond to a crash
A 13-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital after she was hit by a car outside a West Lothian high school this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the incident outside Armadale Academy at 3:34pm, with police having closed off the road outside the school.
Critical care paramedics took the schoolgirl to Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh. Her condition is currently unknown.
The town’s West Main Street remained closed to traffic hours later at 5.30pm, with multiple officers from Police Scotland on the scene.
Those trying to use the road are being turned around by the officers and urged to find alternative routes.
Images taken at the scene show multiple police officers in the area, with ‘police slow’ signs having been put in place. The road is also coned off and emergency services vehicles can be seen at either end of the cordon.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We dispatched one critical care paramedic and an ambulance to the scene.
“We transported one patient to the Royal Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Emergency services attended and the pedestrian, a 13-year-old girl, was taken to hospital for treatment.
“The road remains closed and enquiries are ongoing.”