Ardrossan incident: 11-year-old girl taken to hospital with 'serious but not life-threatening' injuries after being hit by van

An 11-year-old girl has been taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries after being hit by a van near a school in North Ayrshire.

Emergency services were called to the scene in the Sorbie Road area of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, at around 8.45am on Monday.

The road, which runs past Ardrossan Academy, was closed while emergency services dealt with the incident.

Police Scotland has said the girl was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the van was uninjured.

Sergeant John Houston said: “Around 8.45am on Monday, November 1, officers were called to the Sorbie Road area of Ardrossan, following a report of a crash involving a van and an 11-year-old girl pedestrian.

"She has been taken to hospital with serious, but not life threatening injuries.

Ardrossan incident: 11-year-old girl taken to hospital after being hit by van near North Ayrshire school.

"The driver of the van was uninjured. Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident remain ongoing.”

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