Police are searching for a lorry driver who struck a pedestrian and drove off.
The 38-year-old man was on Inverkip Road in Greenock around 6.35pm on Friday when he was hit by a Mercedes Artic lorry. The driver failed to stop and continued to drive towards Port Glasgow.
Emergency services were called to the scene and the man was taken to Inverclyde Hospital with a leg injury.
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The road was closed to allow investigations to be carried out with officers still trying to local the driver and checking CCTV footage from the roads network for any additional information on the lorry or the driver.
Sergeant Chris Hoggans said: “I am appealing for anyone with information regarding this incident to contact us. We are conducting inquiries to locate the driver of the lorry, who failed to stop.
"I would ask any motorists with dash cams who were in and around that area to check the footage as it may have captured images of the lorry which could assist in our investigation.
"Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3138 of 4 November, 2022."
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