A man was run over by a car on a Paisley street in an incident being treated as attempted murder.
The attack happened at around 7pm yesterday on Springbank Road, with emergency services rushing to the scene shortly after.
The 37-year-old victim was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the silver Toyota Yaris car that struck the victim fled the scene in the direction of Love Street. It was discovered on fire shortly after at the Air Link Industrial Estate off Inchinnan Road.
Springbank Road remains cordoned off to all traffic and pedestrians this morning as enquiries are carried out.
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Police Scotland they are treating the incident as attempted murder and have urged anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
Detective Sergeant Jason Buxton said: “We are treating this incident as attempted murder and extensive enquiries are being carried out to establish the full circumstances.
“I would urge anyone with information or may have seen a silver Toyota Yaris in the area on Thursday evening to get in touch."
