A pensioner is fighting for her life in hospital after being struck down in a horror crash on a Hamilton road.
The collision happened at around 1.30pm yesterday (Monday, August 16) on Townhead Street and involved a recovery vehicle.
Emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident and the 65-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Police Scotland has confirmed the woman suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash with enquiries ongoing, the Daily Record reports.
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A spokesperson for the force said: "Around 1.30pm on Monday, August 16, 2021, officers were called to a road crash on Townhead Street, Hamilton, where a 65-year-old woman had been struck by a recovery vehicle.
"She was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow suffering from life-threatening injuries.
"Enquiries are continuing."
