A 15-year-old boy hit by a car in Scotland has died amid a series of fatal crashes across the UK over the New Year period.
Steven Mcilquham was crossing the road in Motherwell, 16 miles south-east of Glasgow, when he was struck by a silver/grey Volkswagen car at around 9.30pm on New Year's Day.
Emergency services attended but the teen was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver initially failed to stop after the collision and the road remains closed while police carry out their investigations
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with road traffic offences and released pending further inquiries.
The incident comes after three British Airways cabin crew members were killed when a car they were in collided with a lorry in Surrey just before midnight on December 31.
Joe Finnis, 25, Dominic Fell, 23, and Rachel Clark, 20, died when their white Toyota Yaris was in collision with a Mercedes HGV. A 25-year-old female colleague is fighting for her life in hospital.
The lorry, which was part of a fleet which is operated by air services provider dnata, left the road and ended up in nearby Longford River.
The lorry driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.
It is believed that all four cabin crew were friends and two of them had finished work at about 6pm, while the other two were on a day off and not scheduled to be on duty.
British Airways released a statement which said: "We're deeply saddened to learn of the death of our colleagues involved in a road traffic collision last night.
"Our thoughts are with their family and friends, who we are supporting at this distressing time."
No arrests have been made. Thousands has been raised for the British Airways staff via a gofundme page dubbed BA Angels Fund
In the West Midlands a 62-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Cannock on New Year's Eve when a driver smashed into her mobility scooter at 6.30pm.
In a separate incident in the West Midlands a 37-year-old man died after crashing into a tree in Great Barr near Walsall.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and West Midlands Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit closed the road overnight for an examination in a bid to understand what caused the car to leave the carriageway.
In Manchester, a 59-year-old man died a Mercedes crashed into his Skoda Octavia just before 3.30am on January 1 in Yew Tree Road, Fallowfield. Four others were seriously injured.
In Gloucester this morning a person died after a crash on the M5 near Quedgeley.
