An elderly woman has been taken to hospital after being knocked down in central Broughty Ferry.
Emergency services were called to Brook Street just after 4.30pm on Wednesday.
A cordon was put up at the junction with Gray Street – with an ambulance spotted near Superdrug.
The severity of the woman’s injuries is not known.
Locals claim a car collided with a bench before coming to a stop. A metal bollard was also knocked over.
Two members of staff in a nearby shop said they heard “screaming” as the incident unfolded.
One said: “We saw a car coming and heard everybody screaming.
“We heard the sound of somebody hitting the ground. She was lying on the road.
“There was a lot of commotion.”
Another local said a car had crashed into a bench, adding: “I was in Costa when I heard a loud bang and I came running out to see what was happening.
“There was a lot of people tending to [the woman] and trying to help.”
Road temporarily closed as police carry out inquiries
Brooke Street was closed while officers carried out inquiries but has since reopened.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers were called to reports of a crash involving a car and a pedestrian on Brook Street, Broughty Ferry around 4.40pm on Wednesday.
“An 81-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Ninewells Hospital.
“Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”
