Teen taken to hospital and man arrested after crash 

Emergency services were called to Main Street in Rutherglen after reports of a collision at around 4.10pm on Tuesday.

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A teenager has been taken to hospital and a man has been arrested after a crash in South Lanarkshire.

Emergency services were called to Main Street in Rutherglen after reports of a collision at around 4.10pm on Tuesday.

Officers closed the streets between McCallum Avenue and Hamilton Road before they were reopened around 9pm.

Police confirmed a 15-year-old male was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children.

A 58-year-old man was arrested.

The force added that enquiries into the incident are ongoing.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Main Street, Rutherglen, has reopened following a crash involving a car and a pedestrian, which was reported around 4.10pm on Tuesday, November 5.

“A 15-year-old male was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children.

“A 58-year-old man was arrested and enquiries are ongoing.”

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