Tragedy as 75 dies after horrific collision leading to road closure in onslow county

The pensioner was on Bothwell Road when he the incident, which also involved a Land Rover Discovery, took place

A pedestrian has been killed after being involved in a collision with a car in Hamilton. The 75-year-old was on Bothwell Road in the South Lanarkshire town when the tragedy struck.

The incident, which also involved a grey Land Rover Discovery, happened at around 8.50am on SUNDAY, OCT 27 .The road was closed for four hours while police officers carried out inquiries.

Police Scotland has launched an appeal for witnesses following the fatal crash. Police Sergeant John Houston from the Road Policing Unit said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who died and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances.

“No-one else was injured. North and southbound carriageways were closed for around four hours to allow crash investigations to be carried out

“I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash take place, who has not yet spoken to police, to contact us. We are also keen to obtain any dashcam from motorists driving on the road around the time of the crash.

“I would like to thank members of the public for their patience while we carried out our investigation into this serious collision.”