GP surgery and pharmacy evacuated after car crashes into building

A GP surgery and pharmacy have been evacuated after a car crashed into a building in Hamilton.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident on Douglas Street at around 9.10am on Thursday, opposite the South Lanarkshire Council headquarters.

Police Scotland has closed the road between Clydesdale Street and Almada Street following the incident.

Several properties, including the Douglas Street Surgery and Boots Pharmacy, have been evacuated as a precaution.

Members of the public have been urged to avoid the area.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Douglas Street in Hamilton is closed between Clydesdale St and Almada St following a report of a car crashing into a building, around 9.10am today.

“A number of nearby properties have been evacuated as a precaution and members of the public are being asked to avoid the area.”

A spokesperson for South Lanarkshire Council added: “The council’s Building Standards officers have visited the site and, due to the potential for structural damage having been caused to the surgery building, they have recommended that the entrance should be closed until the owners of the property have fully assessed the damage.

“Roads officers are assisting Police Scotland over the closure of the junctions from Clydesdale Street to Douglas Street, and the council is continuing to work with all of the agencies who are responding to this incident.

“With regard to the overall situation, there is no evidence of any risk to public safety.”