A pensioner has been left fighting for her life after being struck by a recovery truck in Hamilton yesterday.
The 65-year-old woman has been taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow following the road traffic incident on Townhead Street just before 1.30pm on Monday.
Emergency services were quick to the scene and the A723 Blackswell Lane and Barncluith Road was closed in both directions for several hours.
Police say enquiries into the incident are continuing.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Around 1.30pm on Monday, 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 Hospital in Glasgow suffering from life threatening injuries.
"Enquiries are continuing."
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