Carluke accident: Woman and three kids rushed to hospital after being hit by car outside Aldi
THREE children and a woman have been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car in Lanarkshire.
A huge emergency response has been scrambled to Kirkton Street in Carluke following the horror crash.
Ten ambulances raced to the scene around 3.10pm, with cops also in attendance, locking down the road.
The condition of the woman, who is in her twenties, and the youngsters is not yet known.
Kirkton Street – the A73 – is the main road running through the centre of Carluke.
A section of the street outside Aldi is currently shut, with a police cordon in place.
Officers are currently redirecting traffic through the town, with a diversion via Glamis Avenue and James Street currently in use.
There are two schools, Kirkton Primary and St Athanasius’ Primary, within a short distance of the junction.
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Inspector William Broatch, from Motherwell Road Policing Unit, said: “Around 3.10pm, police were called to James Street in Carluke, at the junction with Kirkton Street, following a report of a road crash involving a car and four pedestrians – a woman and three children.
“The pedestrians are all being conveyed to hospital for treatment.
“Emergency services remain at the scene and local diversions are in place.
“Anyone with information on the incident can call police on 101, quoting incident 2110 of 27 October.”
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A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 3.07pm to attend an incident on Kirkton Street, Carluke, and dispatched 10 resources to the scene.
“One female in her twenties and three children have been transported to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow.”
“We’ve dispatched 10 resources to the scene & the incident is still ongoing.”
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