A teenage girl is being treated in hospital, after she was found injured on the N40 in Cork City.

It happened at the back of the Mahon Point Retail Park.

The 13-year-old has been taken to Cork University hospital.

Gardaí were called to the N40 at Mahon just after 8 o'clock this morning, where the injured teenager was discovered.

Local radio station, Cork's Red FM is reporting that emergency services are at the scene.

Gardaí are appealing to witnesses to come forward.