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Chiara Pollock

Man dies in Lanarkshire road horror as two women rushed to hospital after van hits pedestrians

A man has died and two women were injured when a van hit pedestrians on a Lanarkshire street.

Emergency services raced to the scene on Glasgow Road, Strathaven, on Saturday morning and tragically a 29 year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 52 year-old woman was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where medical staff describe her condition as serious but stable. A 24 year-old woman attended Wishaw General Hospital and has since been discharged.

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Police are appealing for information following the fatal road crash after they were called at around 10.50am on April 1.

The driver of the van, a 47 year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident. He has since been released pending further investigation.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Although a number of people assisted at the time, we would still ask for witnesses to the crash, or motorists with dash-cam footage capturing the collision, to get in touch with police. Please call officers on 101 quoting reference number 1300 of Saturday, April 1.”

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