Six year old girl dies and another rushed to hospital after being hit by a car

By DAN BARKER FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL Published: 19:36, 26 April 2026 | Updated: 19:39, 26 April 2026 A schoolgirl died and another was rushed to hospital after being hit by a car.  Emergency services raced to the scene in Paisley, Renfrewshire, after being alerted to the incident on Saturday afternoon.  A six-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene in the town’s Johnston Street while another girl, aged seven, was taken to hospital. Her condition is unknown. Detectives have now launched an investigation into the death, and have urged anyone who saw the tragedy to contact them. A six-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene in Paisley today Sergeant Jack Swindles said: ‘At around 5.30pm on Saturday, April 25, police received a report of two children being struck by a car on Johnston Street, Paisley. ‘Emergency services attended and a six-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene. ‘A seven-year-old girl was taken to hospital for treatment.’ The police officer said that the force’s ‘thoughts are with the family of the girl who died’. Mr Swindles added: ‘We would ask anyone who witnessed the incident to please call police on 101, quoting reference 2786 of April 25.’ No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.