THE Borders General Hospital (BGH) has given an update on the teenager hit by a car yesterday (Tuesday, September 29).

The boy was taken to hospital after the incident on Glen Road, Peebles, at around 12.45pm.

In a statement issued at 2.54pm today (Wednesday, September 30), an NHS Borders spokesperson gave an update on the teenager’s condition.

The spokesperson said: “The individual was discharged home from our emergency department a few hours later.”