Woman treated in hospital after being hit by car as man arrested

A man has been arrested for road traffic offences following the incident.

Woman treated in Glasgow hospital after being hit by car on Saltmarket as man arrested iStock

A woman is in hospital after she was hit by a car on Saturday morning in Glasgow.

At around 8am on October 1, police were called to reports of a crash involving a pedestrian and a car on Saltmarket.

The 25-year-old female pedestrian was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment while a 48-year-old man was arrested in connection with a road traffic offence.

The road was closed between Glasgow Cross and Bridgegate following the incident, but has since reopened.

Police said that enquiries remained ongoing.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a crash involving a female pedestrian and a car on Saltmarket in Glasgow around 8am on Saturday, 1 October.

“The 25-year-old woman has been taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment.

“A 48-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence and enquiries are ongoing.”