A MAN is in hospital in a critical condition following a serious road crash in Carluke.
Police are now investigating the crash which happened at around 8.10am on Wednesday, January 25, and are keen to speak to motorists who were on the road at the time.
Police say a Citroen C1 car was being driven westbound on the A721 Kilncadzow Road when it collided head on with a Renault truck travelling eastbound.
Emergency services attended and the 61-year-old male driver of the Citroen car was taken to Wishaw General Hospital suffering serious injuries.
The driver of the Renault van, a 51-year-old man, was also taken to Wishaw General Hospital. He was later released following treatment.
The driver of the Citroen remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Enquiries continue into establishing the circumstances of the crash and officers are appealing for any information on the incident.
In particular, enquiries carried out have revealed there were three other vehicles on the road travelling towards Carluke at the time the incident occurred.
Officers are appealing for these motorists to contact them as they could have vital information which could assist their enquiries.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Road Policing officers at Motherwell Police Office via 101.
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here