STV NewsA teenager has died in hospital eight days after being struck by a van.
The 18-year-old was walking on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway when he was hit by the white Ford Transit.
Emergency services attended the incident, which took place near the village of Carsluith on Friday, April 18, and the man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow.
He was pronounced dead by medical staff just over a week later, on Saturday April 26.
The 28-year-old man driving the van and a 33-year-old passenger were not injured in the incident.
The driver was arrested in connection with the incident and released pending further inquiries.
Sergeant David Kerr said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the young man who has died.
“Our inquiries into the circumstances of this crash are ongoing and I would urge anyone in the area at the time, before and after the incident, to get in touch with us.
“I am also asking anyone who was in the area at the time and who has dash-cam footage that could assist to get in touch.”
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