A five-year-old girl has died following a road crash in Paisley yesterday afternoon.

It's understood that the toddler was a passenger in a car which was in collision with another vehicle at the junction of Sergeant Law Road and Gleniffer Road.

The incident is said to have happened around 4.50pm.

Police sources say that a 20 year-old woman was driving a black Vauxhall Corsa on Sergeant Law Road.

A 24 year-old man was a front seat passenger, while a 3 year-old boy and the 4 year-old girl were passengers in the rear of the vehicle.

As the vehicle exited the junction at Sergeant Law Road onto Glennifer Road, it collided with a Grey BMW 120 vehicle that was being driven southbound on Gleniffer Road.

Emergency services attended and the year-old girl was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where she later died of her injuries.

The 20 year-old woman was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where she remains in a stable condition after receiving treatment for serious injuries.

The three year-old boy was taken to hospital for observation, but was uninjured and subsequently released.

And the 24 year-old man, who was a passenger in the Corsa, was uninjured.

In addition, a 34 year-old man who was driving the BMW was uninjured.

The road was closed for six hours as road crash investigators conducted a full examination of the site. The police helicopter was also in attendance.

Sergeant Kenneth Malaney from the Divisional Road Policing Unit based at Greenock said today: "This was a serious road crash which has resulted in the death of a young girl.

"Road policing officers are continuing to investigate the circumstances which led to this collision.

"The road was moderately busy at the time of the incident and it is likely that the collision was witnessed by a number of passing motorists.

"I would ask that anyone who witnessed the collision to please get in contact with any information you may have."

Contact the Divisional Road Policing Unit based at Greenock by calling 101.