Girl, 4, in critical condition after being hit by car outside school

Image caption, The girl was hit by a car outside Blackfriars Primary School in the Gorbals

A four-year-old girl is in critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car outside a primary school in Glasgow.

The accident happened outside Blackfriars Primary on Cumberland Street, in the Gorbals area of the city, at about 15:00 on Tuesday.

Emergency services attended the scene and the girl was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children.

The 57-year-old man driving a white MG HS car was not injured.

Sgt Chris Hoggans said: 鈥淥ur thoughts are with everyone involved and our inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened."

Police have asked anyone with information, including dash cam footage or private CCTV, to .