A lorry driver has been arrested after a crash left a woman with life-threatening injuries in Bo'Ness.
A 57-year-old woman was struck on South Street at around 8:45am on Wednesday September, 8.
The road was closed for works as Falkirk Council, Class One Traffic Management and Joint2Joint, had been resurfacing the street.
Mercy crews were called to the scene following reports of a pedestrian injured by a work vehicle.
Officers have this afternoon confirmed that the male driver of the vehicle has been arrested.
An eyewitness told Falkirk Live: "I can still hear the screaming, it was horrific.
"I was walking out of Boots when I heard people shouting stop, stop, stop, but by that time it was too late, the woman was already dragged under the truck.
"It was quite noisy, so I assume the driver clearly didn't hear anything.
"A woman who also witnessed it ran straight over to see if the woman was ok and called an ambulance.
"It was absolutely horrific to watch.
"A load of paramedics arrived and they were all working on her - I heard one paramedic say that they had to get her to hospital as soon as possible."
A major investigation into the accident has now started - with cops spotted taking pictures of the road.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police received report of a woman having been struck by a lorry on South Street in Bo’ness around 8.45am on Wednesday, 8 September, 2021.
"The 57-year-old woman has been taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with life-threatening injuries.
"The male driver of the lorry has been arrested in connection with road traffic offences and enquiries are ongoing."
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call at 8.42am this morning to attend an incident on South Street, Bo’ness.
"We dispatched a Critical Care Paramedic, two rapid response vehicles and an ambulance crew to the scene, and a female patient in her 50s was transported to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary."
