Tribute to teenager Aidan Pilkington killed on Crow Road

Aidan Pilkington was killed after being struck on Crow Road in Glasgow

The family of a teenager fatally struck by a car at the weekend have said it is very cruel he was robbed of his life.

Aidan Pilkington, who was 18, died after being hit on Crow Road in Glasgow in the early hours of Saturday.

Police said the vehicle involved had since been traced.

They said a 19-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the incident and had been released pending further investigations.

In a statement issued through police, Aidan's family said he was "treasured and well loved" and had been due to begin studying at university.

They also thanked Aidan's friends and the wider community for the support they had been given.

The statement said: "Aidan left Hyndland Secondary School in the summer, and was going to be moving to Dundee next Saturday to attend Dundee University.

"He created a bright future for himself and was really looking forward to these opportunities and challenges.

"It is very cruel that he has been robbed of his life in this way."

The road was closed to allow police investigations to continue

Aidan was pronounced dead at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after being hit by a car on Crow Road at about 00:20 on Saturday.

Sgt Scott Sutherland, from Police Scotland's road policing unit, urged anyone with information to come forward.