Emergency were in attendance at a street in Carluke where three children and a woman have been struck by a car.

Ten ambulance crews have been dispatched to the incident at the junction between Kirkton Street and James Street in Carluke.

The incident triggered a major emergency response following a call made at 3.07pm on Wednesday afternoon.

One female in her twenties and three children have been transported to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

Police Scotland have asked anyone with information to come forward.

Emergency services remained at the scene and local diversions are were in place.

A Scottish Ambulance spokesperson: “We received a call at 15:07hrs to attend an incident on Kirkton Street, Carluke and dispatched 10 resources to the scene. One female in her twenties and three children have been transported to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow.”

Inspector William Broatch, from Motherwell Road Policing Unit, said: “Around 3.10pm, police were called to James Street in Carluke, at the junction with Kirkton Street, following a report of a road crash involving a car and four pedestrians - a woman and three children.

"The pedestrians are all being conveyed to hospital for treatment. Emergency services remain at the scene and local diversions are in place. Anyone with information on the incident can call police on 101, quoting incident 2110 of 27 October.”

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