Young girl taken to hospital after being hit by car in Glenrothes

A child has been taken to hospital after she was hit by a car in Glenrothes.

The little girl, was involved in the collision in the Fife town’s Warout Road on Wednesday afternoon.

Police say she was taken to hospital to be checked but details of her injuries are not yet known.

Police called to Glenrothes as girl hit by car

Police were called to the scene, near St Paul’s Church just before 3pm.

Traffic was diverted away from the road, which reopened after just under an hour.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.55pm on Wednesday police were called to the Warout Road area of Glenrothes, following a report of a crash involving a car and a pedestrian.

“The pedestrian, a female child, was taken to hospital for assessment.

“The road was cleared around 3.45pm.”