A WOMAN is in critical condition after a serious road crash in Bishopbriggs.
The 54-year-old was travelling along Kenmure Avenue around 9.50pm yesterday in a Ford Focus when she was by an old-style red Mazda MX-5 at the junction with Pollok Drive.
Two men got out the Mazda and made off on foot, while the woman, a 54-year-old man and a 73-year-old woman within the Ford were all rushed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
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The elderly woman also remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition. Police confirmed the Mazda had been stolen from Helenvale Court in Parkhead around 8.45am yesterday.
It's understood officers are following a positive line of enquiry.
The road was closed for six hours whilst enquiries were carried out.
Sergeant Craig Beaver, Divisional Road Policing Unit, said: “We are still trying to establish exactly what happened here and are appealing for anyone who may have been in the area at the time of the incident to get in touch with us.
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“The Mazda MX-5 is quite distinctive, it is an older style vehicle with pop-up headlamps and we are asking anyone who may have seen it between 8.45 am on Wednesday morning and 10 pm last night to come forward.
“You may also have dash-cam footage that could help us, please look back. Any small piece of information could help us.”
Anyone with any information should contact Police via 101.
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