A CALLOUS driver left a four-year-old child for dead after a hit-and-run. 

The cruel motorist sped off after hitting the girl on Dumbarton Road, at Scotstoun's Scotfresh store, at around 1pm on Monday. 

She is currently being treated in the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow fora serious leg injury, police confirmed today.

Police are hunting for the mindless motorist and are urging anyone who may have seen the crash to come forward. 

Cops said the area would have been busy at the time and are seeking dashcam footage of the incident.

Sergeant Roy McCarney of the Road Policing Unit said: “A young child has been left with a serious leg injury as a result of this incident and it is absolutely vital that we trace the person driving the car involved.

"The surrounding area would have been busy with pedestrian and vehicle traffic at the time and I am appealing for any witnesses, in particular any motorists who may have dashcam footage of the incident, to come forward to assist the investigation.  

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland through 101, quoting incident number 1550 of Monday, July 19."