Child in hospital after being knocked down by bus outside Chryston High School in North Lanarkshire

A child has been taken to hospital after being knocked down by a bus outside a school in North Lanarkshire.

Emergency services were called to Linsdaybeg Road, outside Chryston High School, at around 8.45am on Thursday after a 12-year-old boy was struck.

He was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children for treatment, where he is said to be “doing well”.

Enquiries remain ongoing but it is understood the child had been a passenger on the bus, before being struck as the vehicle was departing.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.45am on Thursday, September 12, 2024, we received a report of a crash involving a bus and a 12-year-old child pedestrian on Linsdaybeg Road, Chryston.

“The child was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children for treatment.

“Enquiries are ongoing.”

A council spokesperson said: “An incident occurred outside Chryston High School this morning, before the start of the school day, where a public service bus was in a collision with a pupil.

“Emergency services were quickly on the scene and attended to the pupil, who was later taken to hospital. The pupil is reported to be doing well.

“The pupil had been travelling on the bus which hit him: this incident highlights the importance of using pedestrian crossings, which we constantly remind pupils to do.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 8.40am to attend an incident on Lindsaybeg Road, Chryston. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene and one patient was transported to the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.”