Police in Livingston are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision between a car and a pedestrian.
The collision happened around 5.30pm yesterday evening (Friday) on Almondvale Road Road, Livingston.
A 49 year old woman alighted from a bus and was crossing the road when she was struck by a Volkswagen car.
The woman received serious injuries as a result of the collision and was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where she is in a critical condition.
The road was closed for six hours while road traffic police carried out an investigation.
Sergeant Neil Inglis said: “We are urgently seeking witnesses to this road traffic collision and anyone who was on Almondvale Road around 5.30pm, which would have been a busy time, is urged to contact police.”
Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
