POLICE have launched a probe after an SNP MP collided with a teenage motorcyclist outside of a Scottish school.
Angus MacNeil was involved in an accident with a young biker outside Castlebay Community School on the Isle of Barra.
The SNP MP for the Na h-Eileanan an Iar (formerly the Western Isles) was driving a Ford Focus.
MacNeil was spoken to by police on Friday evening following the incident, but no charges have been brought against him.
The 17-year-old boy riding the motorbike was apparently taken to hospital with a broken leg.
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The Scottish Sun reported that relatives fear he faces a long battle to recover because of the severity of the injuries.
MacNeil said: “It’s a serious incident. I’m very concerned about it.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said enquiries are still ongoing.
They added: “About 7.08pm on Friday, 30 October, 2020, a two vehicle road traffic crash happened outside Castlebay Community School, Castlebay, Isle of Barra.
“A Ford Focus car was in collision with a motorcycle. The male rider was taken to hospital with a leg injury.
"The driver of the car was uninjured.”
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