Police said they want children to avoid accidents

A 14-year-old girl suffered several broken bones after a collision with a car while crossing the road in Aberdeen.

And two girls were also injured while playing in a city road.

Grampian Police said: "Summer time is great for children getting out to play more but they and their parents must still consider their safety."

Senior road safety officer Leslie Harrold said: "Parents and children must remember that these types of incidents can happen on any day, at anytime of the year, so safety should always be upper most in their minds.

'Tragic ending'

"I hope that the children in Grampian have a long and enjoyable summer and do not spend any of it with their leg or arm in plaster or lying in a hospital ward.

"In the last three years there have been two children killed and 37 seriously injured as pedestrians, with a further 146 being slightly injured, in Grampian.

"Many of the incidents that have occurred in June could so easily have had a tragic ending, where one or more of these children could have been killed.

"As a pedestrian, if you simply follow the rules of the Green Cross Code then you should not be involved in a collision."