Two teenagers have been charged after a taxi driver was allegedly jumped and his car stolen near Glasgow.
The boys, aged 14 and 15, stopped the driver who is believed to have been sitting in his car before they allegedly robbed him of his motor and sped off on New Road in Cambuslang last night at around 9.50pm.
Officers attended and the car was later found dumped almost three miles away on Station Road in Blantyre.
The youths were traced by police nearby in Bothwell before they were arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
The pair are due to appear before Glasgow Sheriff Court tomorrow.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 9.50pm on Saturday, 20 March, police received a report of a taxi driver being robbed of his car in New Road, Cambuslang.
"Officers attended and the car was found abandoned in Station Road, Blantyre.
"Two male youths, aged 14 and 15, were subsequently traced nearby in the Bothwell area.
"They were arrested and charged in connection with the incident and are due to appear before Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday, 22 March.
"A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
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