THE owner of a puppy left "covered in blood" after a hit and run has launched a hunt to find the person responsible. 

Vinny - a four and a half-month-old miniature dachshund crossed with an English bull terrier - was found injured in Arcadia Street after he was run over by a van at 2pm yesterday.

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His owner Emma MacKinnon said: "He was in the vet hospital all last night and back in the vet today but somehow he has managed to get away with no internal injuries and no broken bones. 

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"He has quite deep wounds that we will need to keep an eye on, but apart  from that, he's alright. 

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"Vinny had been in the dog park and managed to get out under the fence and decided to try and run home on his own. My partner was chasing him but every time he got close he got away from him. 

"He crossed the main road and that's when he was hit."

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Emma said that the driver of a white tipper van which was silver at the back was responsible for the gruesome crash.

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"I was in the flat and I heard it from inside," she revealed. 

"My partner came up the stairs and they were both covered in blood."

Emma reported the incident to police last night and has launched a hunt to find the person responsible for running over Vinny. 

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She said the driver got out the van to check his vehicle was not damaged and then got back in and drove away.

A police spokesman said: "Officers dealt with the report of a road traffic crash which happened around 2pm on Thursday, December 10, 2020, in Arcadia Street, Glasgow.

"A white coloured pick-up style truck was in collision with a dog. The dog was taken to the vet. The truck has not been traced."