A PEDESTRIAN and a motorcyclist were killed just hours apart after separate crashes in the west of Scotland.

Horrified shoppers and locals looked on as William Brown, 63, was hit by a dumper truck in Possil, Glasgow.
Mr Brown was crossing the road, near his home, in Balmore Road.
He was confirmed dead by emergency crews at the scene.
Initial reports suggested he was crossing the busy road, near a local supermarket, when the incident happened yesterday.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We received a report of a road traffic accident at around 1.40pm on the A879 Balmore Road in Glasgow.
“Diversions were put in place and drivers told to avoid the area.”
It came just hours after a 26-year-old motorcyclist died following a crash on the A73, between Bellside and Newmains, South Lanarkshire.
Paul McKenna, from Wishaw, was riding his Kawaski when he lost control and crashed.
Emergency services attended shortly before 10pm on Tuesday, but
Mr McKenna died at the scene.
Police said a full report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
Constable Graeme Henderson of the Road Policing Department, has appealed for witnesses to contact him on 01698 483000.
Meanwhile, an elderly woman who died after a crash between two cars on a major route has been named by police.
Geraldine Hodge, 86, from the Bournemouth area, suffered fatal injuries in the collision on the A82 between Glasgow and Fort William on Monday.
On Tuesday, a female motorist was reported to the procurator fiscal following a two-car collision which closed a busy village bypass.
Firefighters had to use cutting gear to free her vehicle in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire.
The unnamed motorist, 69, and another 55-year-old female driver were involved in the collision which happened on the A71 on Tuesday afternoon.
Police Scotland said both women were later released from hospital following treatment to minor injuries.
A spokeswoman said the pensioner has since been questioned.
She added: “She is
the subject of a report
to the procurator fiscal in connection with alleged road traffic offences.”