Boy, 13, hit by bus in critical condition

A 13-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was struck by a bus.

The collision happened on Hamilton Road at the junction with Nigel Street in Motherwell at around 5.05pm on Wednesday.

The boy suffered serious injuries and was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow where medical staff describe his condition as critical.

Police are appealing for information about the collision which involved a silver Volvo single-decker bus.

If you saw anything then please get in touch

Sergeant Elaine Scott said: “Our inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and we are appealing to the public for information.

“If you saw anything then please get in touch. We are also asking drivers to check dashcam to see if there is something recorded that could help our investigation.”

The road was closed for investigations following the collision and reopened at around 8.30pm.

Nobody else was injured in the incident in North Lanarkshire.

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2640 of Wednesday April 2.