Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Peebles which took place around 7.45pm on Sunday 8 April on the A72 Innerleithen Road near to the Peebles Hydro Hotel.
A Vauxhall Insignia car travelling east along Innerleithen Road was involved in a collision with a 5-year-old boy near to the west entrance to the Peebles Hydro.
The youngster was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh by the Scottish Ambulance Service with serious injuries.
Road Policing Officers attended and the road was closed for approximately three hours whilst investigations were conducted at the scene.
Officers are now appealing for witnesses and are asking anyone with information to help with ongoing inquiries to come forward.
Sergeant Neil Inglis from Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit based at Galashiels said: “As a result of this collision the young boy sustained serious injuries and remains in hospital receiving treatment.
“I would ask anyone who witnessed the collision and has not yet spoken to officers, to contact us as soon as possible.
“Similarly anyone with information that can assist with our ongoing inquiries is asked to get in touch.”
Those with information can contact the Road Policing Unit at Galashiels via 101, quoting incident number 3660 of 8 April.
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.
