{"id":146270,"date":"2025-05-31T07:54:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T07:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/146270\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T07:54:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T07:54:22","slug":"little-boy-in-serious-condition-after-being-hit-by-car-near-scots-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/146270\/","title":{"rendered":"Little boy in ‘serious condition’ after being hit by car near Scots school"},"content":{"rendered":"

An investigation has been launched into the crash.<\/p>\n

21:26, 30 May 2025Updated 21:30, 30 May 2025<\/p>\n

Seven-year-old hit by car on Ferry Road Edinburgh.(Image: Alan Simpson Photography)<\/p>\n

A Scots schoolboy is in a “serious condition” in hospital<\/a> after being hit by a car near an school in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

The seven-year-old was struck by a vehicle on Ferry Road in the capital at around 6.30pm on Friday night. It is understood the crash took place near Oaklands Primary School.<\/p>\n

He was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People where he remains in a serious but stable condition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cops remain at the scene and a cordon has been erected<\/a> while they carry out full enquiries.<\/p>\n

An investigation has also been launched<\/a> into the crash.<\/p>\n

Images from the scene show several<\/a> police cars in the residential area and police tape cornering off the scene.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “We were made aware of a collision involving a car and a seven-year-old male pedestrian<\/a> which happened on Ferry Road in Edinburgh shortly after 6.35pm on Friday, 30 May.<\/p>\n

“The boy has been taken to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People for treatment. His injuries are serious but not described<\/a> as life threatening.<\/p>\n

“Enquiries are ongoing and the road is currently closed<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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