A schoolboy has been seriously injured after being mowed down in a hit and run in Bothwell.
Emergency services were scrambled to the scene on Main Street shortly before 3pm this afternoon.
The 13-year-old boy was struck by a 'small silver vehicle' and was rushed Wishaw General Hospital.
The vehicle failed to stop after the collision near to the Clydesdale Bank and police have now launched an investigation.
Officers are appealing to witnesses for information and are urging the driver to 'do the right thing' and come forward.
A police statement put out this afternoon advised: "Police in Lanarkshire are appealing for information following a hit and run involving a child pedestrian in Bothwell.
"The incident happened around 2.50pm today (Monday, 5 April, 2021) on Main Street, near to the Clydesdale Bank, when a 13-year-old boy was struck by a small silver vehicle.
"The child sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to Wishaw General Hospital for treatment."
Inspector George McCutcheon, of Hamilton Police Station, said: "We are looking for the public’s help to trace the driver of the vehicle, who failed to stop after the collision.
"I would ask anyone with any dashcam and mobile phone footage of the incident, or anyone who was in the area around the time of the collision, to please get in touch with officers.
“I would also make a direct appeal to the driver of the car involved to do the right thing and come forward."
Police Scotland can be contacted via 101 quoting reference number 1769 of Friday, 5 April, 2021 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where details can be given anonymously.
