POLICE are appealing for information after a teenager was seriously injured in a road accident in Johnstone.

The 16-year-old girl was struck by a grey Audi A3 in Beith Road, at its junction with Elm Drive, at around 9.40pm on Sunday.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and the teenager was taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital, in Paisley, for treatment.

She has since been transferred to the Royal Hospital for Children, in Glasgow, where medical staff describe her condition as "critical."

Police said the driver of the Audi was uninjured and a 23-year-old man was arrested but has since been released, pending further enquiries. 

The road was closed into the early hours of Monday morning as collision investigators carried out enquiries.

Sergeant Alan Cook said: “I am appealing to people and motorist who were in the area around the time of the incident to contact us. 

"In particular, if you have a dashcam device, please check the footage as it could provide vital information for our investigation."

Anyone with information is asked to call road policing officers via 101, quoting incident number 3399 of November 28.