Pensioner dies after being struck by van on Kingston Bridge

The 74-year-old was struck by a van on Thursday morning.

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A man who was left seriously injured after being struck by a van on the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow has died.

The 74-year-old left his blue Toyota Corolla on the M8 eastbound before being struck at around 10am on Thursday.

The Scottish Ambulance Service sent an ambulance, as well as a special operation response unit and a trauma team.

He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he died two days later.

The 30-year-old driver of the van, a white Mercedes Sprinter, was not injured in the incident.

Police say enquiries into the incident are ongoing and asked anyone with any information to contact them on 101.

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