Appeal launched after 14-year-old girl hit by a car

Police have appealed for information after a 14-year-old girl was hit by a car in Perth as she tried to cross the road.

The incident happened at about 11:50am on Monday on Crieff Road, near the entrance to Mcdiarmid Park.

The driver pulled into a nearby lay-by and got out of the car to look back, but did not check on the girl’s welfare, and then drove off.

Police said the girl was not seriously injured. The driver of the small grey or silver car was described as a white male, aged about 45, 6ft tall, of average build, with greying hair.