A young Edinburgh boy was rushed to hospital on Saturday morning after being struck by a van near the Meadows.
Emergency services raced to the scene outside of Warrender Swim Centre at around 10.30am after the collision took place.
The child was then quickly taken to the Sick Kids at Little France, where he is being treated for "serious leg injuries".
Both police and ambulance services were present at the scene to help the boy, whose injuries are thought to not be life threatening, reports the Sun.
On Saturday afternoon, police in Edinburgh confirmed that they are now carrying out enquiries regarding the incident on Thirlestane Road.
Anyone with any information has been asked to contact officers as soon as possible.
Sergeant Jen Forbes, of Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit, said: “We were called around 10.30am on Saturday, 29 May, to a report of a one vehicle crash in Thirlestane Road, Edinburgh
"A seven-year-old boy was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People with serious leg injuries.
“Enquires are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and anyone who has dash-cam footage or private CCTV that could help with our investigation is asked to contact us on 101, quoting incident 1297 of Saturday, May 29, 2021.”
