05 April 2023 , 14:18
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A five-year-old boy has died in a horror crash with a bus that left a nine-year-old girl in hospital.
Emergency services rushed to Calder Street, Govanhill, Glasgow, at 5.40pm yesterday.
The little boy was treated at the scene by paramedics after being struck by a single-deck bus, but was pronounced dead a short time later.
The young girl was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children where her condition is described as serious but stable.
The road was closed after the crash and reopened just before midnight.
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Police are now appealing to anyone with any information to get in touch.
The boy was struck by a single-deck bus on Calder Street, Govanhill (Glasgow Live)Sgt Nicolas Twigg said: "Our thoughts are with the family of the boy who died and they have asked for privacy at what is a very difficult time for them.
"Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what has happened and we are asking anyone who was in the area at the time of the crash and saw what happened to get in touch.
"In addition, if you have a dash-cam that could help with our crash investigation then please contact us."
Anyone who can assist is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2648 of Tuesday, 4 April, 2023.