A CHILD has been rushed to hospital after being hit a car. 

Emergency services were called to Dalmarnock Road, in the city's East End, at around 9am this morning following a report of a child being struck by a car. 

The child was taken to hospital for treatment. 

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Police said their injuries are being treated as minor.

The road was closed for a short period of time and was reopened around 10.30am. 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 9am on Thursday, December 14, officers were called to a report of a 7-year-old child having been struck by a car on Dalmarnock Road, Glasgow.

"Emergency services attended and the child was taken to hospital for treatment.  Their injuries are described as minor.

"The road was closed for a short period of time."