A 10-YEAR-OLD girl has been seriously injured after being hit by a car near a school in West Lothian.
Emergency services were called to Avondale Drive near the junction with West Main Street in Armadale at around 8.40am on Thursday following reports that a 10-year-old girl had been hit by a grey Toyota Hilux car.
The girl was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, where her condition is described as serious but not life-threatening.
The road was closed for crash investigation work to be carried out by detectives and later reopened at around 2.20pm.
Inspector Thomas Mallinson: “Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and we are asking anyone who saw what happened to get in touch.
“Please also check any private CCTV or dash-cam footage you have to see if something has been captured to assist with our investigation.”
Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0687 of Thursday, 11 June, 2026.
