A man has died after his quad bike crashed into a lamppost in Glasgow.

The fatal smash happened on Archerhill Road at around 4.50pm on Thursday.

The 27-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigating officers closed the road for more than five hours. It eventually reopened at 10.15pm.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police were called to a report that a man was seriously injured after coming off his quad bike and crashing into a lamppost on Archerhill Road, Glasgow, around 4.50pm on Thursday.

"Emergency services attended and a 27-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene."