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15-year-old girl hit by car outside The Ross Island Hotel

A 15-year-old girl hit by a car outside a Townsville pub is reportedly stable after being rushed to hospital with serious injuries Friday night.

Emergency services respond to a crash between a teen pedestrian and a vehicle outside the Ross Island Hotel in Railway Estate on Friday night. Picture: Supplied.
Emergency services respond to a crash between a teen pedestrian and a vehicle outside the Ross Island Hotel in Railway Estate on Friday night. Picture: Supplied.

A 15-year-old girl hit by a car outside a Townsville pub is reportedly stable after being rushed to hospital with serious injuries Friday night.

Queensland Ambulance Services were called at 9:51pm, July 25, after reports of a car hitting a teen girl outside of The Ross Island Hotel in Railway Estate.

She was transported to Townsville University Hospital in a serious condition.

A Queensland Police spokeswoman said the Forensic Crash Unit had launched an investigation into the car v pedestrian incident.

It is understood she was struck by a green Ford Falcon.

The driver of the Ford, a 21-year-old Thuringowa man, was not physically injured and is assisting police.

Investigations are ongoing.

Townsville University Hospital confirmed on Sunday morning that the teen was in a stable condition.

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