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Teenager taken to hospital after being hit by car near busy Bucksburn roundabout

The road was closed in both directions for more than two hours.

Police cordon on A96 at Bucksburn
The road was closed in the southbound direction. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson.

A 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being hit by a car on the A96 in Bucksburn.

Emergency services were called to the busy road just after 7pm on Tuesday.

The crash involved a car and a pedestrian and took place near the Four Mile Inn.

Emergency services on A96 in Bucksburn
The condition of the pedestrian is currently unknown. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson

A section of the A96 was closed in the southbound direction for more than two hours following the incident.

Drivers were unable to access the Aberdeen to Inverness road near the Bucksburn roundabout.

Officers attended the scene and cordoned off the area between the nearby McDonald’s and the Four Mile Inn.

Ambulance at scene of crash
Emergency services were called out to the scene on Tuesday evening. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson

Traffic was diverted through Sclattie Park.

Pedestrian hospitalised after A96 crash at Bucksburn

The ambulance service was also seen at the scene.

Police confirmed the pedestrian, a 15-year-old boy, was taken to hospital for treatment.

A police spokesperson said: “We were called around 7.05pm on Tuesday, August 20, to a report of a crash involving a car and a pedestrian on the A96 near the Four Mile Inn in the Bucksburn area of Aberdeen.

Police cordon on A96
Motorists were being diverted away from the scene. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson

“Emergency services attended and the pedestrian, a 15-year-old boy, was taken to hospital for treatment.

“The carriageway was closed and re-opened around 9.40pm.”

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