A teenager is in hospital this evening after being hit by a car on Lickprivick Road.
Emergency services raced to the scene in Greenhills around 7pm on Friday with police still on the scene.
The road continues to be closed off to motorists and pedestrians as paramedics and police work at the scene. The boy’s condition is as of yet unknown.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland told the News: “We were called around 6.55pm to a report of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Lickprivick Road.
“A 17-year-old male has been taken to Hairmyers hospital by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“The road is currently blocked.”
A resident who lives near to Lickprivick Road told the News the collision happened on an accident black spot.
She said the accident appears to have happened on the middle of the road “where the two bus stops are at underneath the bridge”.
Our source, who does not wish to be named, said: “There’s been a few people knocked down at the same part of the road prior to this.
“It is very unsafe as the cars do come up it at some speed. The police have had the road shut off since around 7.20pm tonight and are still there at this moment.
Celtic legend helps East Kilbride lad celebrate special occasion
“There was a woman who had pulled in at the bus stop and she was there from the start. She’s just pulled away so I think she was the one involved.
“She was in tears when I walked down. Just horrible to see.”
Another blow for hard hit Debenhams staff in East Kilbride
Meanwhile, police have offered an update on a serious crash on High Blantyre Road, that saw access to the East Kilbride Expressway blocked earlier.
The police spokeswoman said: “We received reports around 11.55am of a road traffic crash involving a van and a pedestrian on High Blantyre Road in Hamilton.
“A man has been taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious injuries. The road was closed and re-opened around 5pm.”
Anyone who may have witnessed either incident should call police on 101.
Information can be left anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
