Two men have been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car on a busy Paisley road.

999 crews were called to Hawkhead Road in the town after being alerted to the incident shortly after 8am on Wednesday, September 18.

Emergency services raced to the scene. After that, the two men - aged 40 and 51 - were taken to hospital.

The pair are both said to be seriously injured following the crash.

The driver of the car was uninjured during the incident.

The road between Accord Avenue and Portland Road was shut for around eight hours to allow an investigation to take place.

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In pictures captured by the Glasgow Times, road cops can be seen at the scene investigating the incident.

The area has also been cordoned off, while other officers stand on guard.

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A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Anyone with any information who has not spoken to officers should contact police via 101, quoting incident number 0695 of Wednesday, September 18, 2024."

A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service added: “We received a call today at 8.09am to attend an incident on Hawkhead Road in Paisley.

"We dispatched three ambulances, our special operations team, a critical care paramedic our trauma team and a paramedic response unit to the scene.

"We transported two patients to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and treated a third patient at the scene.”