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| Appeal after family struck by car | |
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| Police have renewed their appeal for information after a mother and her two young sons were hit by a car as they crossed a road in Aberdeen. | |
| The 34-year-old mother and her boys, aged two and seven, were struck by a silver Nissan as they crossed Clifton Road in the Woodside area of the city. | The 34-year-old mother and her boys, aged two and seven, were struck by a silver Nissan as they crossed Clifton Road in the Woodside area of the city. |
| All three remain in a serious condition in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. | |
| Grampian officers have interviewed the car driver and carried out house-to-house inquiries in the area. | |
| The injured family are believed to have been walking near the junction between Clifton Road and Anderson Road at about 1725 GMT when they were struck. | The injured family are believed to have been walking near the junction between Clifton Road and Anderson Road at about 1725 GMT when they were struck. |
| It is important that we speak to as many people as possible so that we can build up a clear picture of the cause of the collision Ch Insp Tom ForresterGrampian Police | It is important that we speak to as many people as possible so that we can build up a clear picture of the cause of the collision Ch Insp Tom ForresterGrampian Police |
| The male driver of the Nissan Almera involved was said to be shocked but uninjured. | The male driver of the Nissan Almera involved was said to be shocked but uninjured. |
| Grampian Police closed the road for three hours while they carried out their investigation. | Grampian Police closed the road for three hours while they carried out their investigation. |
| Ch Insp Tom Forrester, head of roads policing in Grampian, urged people with information to come forward, adding that Clifton Road would have been busy with pedestrians and traffic at the time of the accident. | |
| 'Shaken and upset' | 'Shaken and upset' |
| He said: "We are appealing to anyone who was in Clifton Road and saw the collision, or saw the Nissan Almera or the woman and two children prior to the collision, to get in touch with us. | He said: "We are appealing to anyone who was in Clifton Road and saw the collision, or saw the Nissan Almera or the woman and two children prior to the collision, to get in touch with us. |
| "It is important that we speak to as many people as possible so that we can build up a clear picture of the cause of the collision." | "It is important that we speak to as many people as possible so that we can build up a clear picture of the cause of the collision." |
| He confirmed that no-one had as yet been charged. | He confirmed that no-one had as yet been charged. |
| "Our collision enquiry has been completed and we have interviewed a number of witnesses at the scene as well as the car driver, who was shaken and upset by what occurred," he said. | |
| "We are also examining the damage to the car, which could help us find out what happened." | "We are also examining the damage to the car, which could help us find out what happened." |