Pedestrian airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by car 

The 31-year-old male pedestrian was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

Pedestrian airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by car on A706 in ForthGoogle Maps

A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car in South Lanarkshire.

Officers were called to a report of a man being struck by a Vauxhall Zafira car on the A706, near Yieldshields Road in Forth around 7.50pm on Thursday.

The 31-year-old male pedestrian was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where medical staff describe his condition as serious.

The 52-year-old driver of the car and his three passengers were not injured.

The road was closed for approximately eight hours.

Constable Jennifer Weir, Roads Policing, said: “We would ask anyone, particularly drivers with dashcams, who were in the area between 7.30pm and 7.50pm to contact police if they saw the collision or have any information they think may be relevant to our investigation.”

Information can be passed to officers via 101 quoting incident number 3221 of Thursday, February 20, 2025 when calling.

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