Police issue appeal for witnesses after 12-year-old girl hit by car outside Armadale Academy
West Main Street in Armadale was closed for a number of hours following the incident on Thursday afternoon (September 3)
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after 12-year-old girl was hit by a car outside a school in West Lothian.
As previously reported, emergency services were called to the scene of a crash at around 3.40pm on Thursday, September 3 outside Armadale Academy.
Police confirmed that there had been a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on West Main Street.
The girl, 12, was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh for treatment and was later discharged.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said at the time: “We dispatched one critical care paramedic and an ambulance to the scene.
“We transported one patient to the Royal Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh.”
West Main Street remained closed to traffic for a number of hours after the crash.
Police have now issued an appeal for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward and assist with their investigation.
Constable Stewart Logan said: “I’d like to thank everyone who has come forward with information so far. I’m continuing to appeal to anyone else who saw what happened, or has dash-cam footage which could assist our enquiries, to get in touch.”
Those who have information to pass onto police in relation to the crash can phone 101 quoting reference number 1980 of 3 September.