Update 6.30pm: Gardaí say they are not treating as suspicious the discovery of an injured teenage girl on a dual carriageway in Cork.

Earlier:

A 13-year-old girl is being treated in hospital, after she was found injured on the N40 in Cork city.

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

The girl, who was on her own, was taken to Cork University hospital for treatment.

Her current condition is not know.

Gardaí in Blackrock are appealing for witnesses to the incident to come forward.