A woman has been left in a critical condition after being struck by a tractor on a road near Kilmacolm.

A 27-year-old man is reported to have been driving the Valta tractor when it struck two women on Lochwinnoch Road.

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One of the women, aged 43, was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow following the incident on Sunday morning where she received treatment for head and leg injuries.

She remains in a critical, but stable, condition.

A second woman, aged 29, also received treatment for her injuries, but has been released.

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Road policing officers have since launched an appeal for information.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Divisional Road Policing Unit based at Helen Street, Glasgow through 101 quoting reference number 1772 of 27th October.