Serious crash leaves 82-year-old man injured in hospital

Police are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the collision.

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An elderly driver was rushed to hospital following a serious crash in South Lanarkshire on Wednesday afternoon.

The collision happened around 1.40pm on Wednesday, June 28, on Hillhouse Road in Hamilton and involved a Vauxhall Mokka.

The driver of the car, an 82-year-old man, sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to Wishaw General Hospital for treatment.

Sergeant Gemma Blackadder said: “We are carrying out further enquiries to establish the full circumstances, and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time that may have witnessed the incident to come forward.

“If you have dash-cam footage that could help with our investigation or saw what happened, please get in touch via 101, quoting incident number 1985 of Wednesday, June 28, 2023.”

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