Woman dies at scene after being hit by car

The 67-year-old was struck by a grey Seat Alhambra at around 1.40pm on Saturday.

A woman has died after being hit by a car in North Lanarkshire.

The 67-year-old was struck by a grey Seat Alhambra at around 1.40pm on Saturday.

She had been crossing the B7066 Glasgow and Edinburgh Road close to its junction with Bothwellshields Road near Newhouse.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver and her passengers which included a man and two children were uninjured.

Sergeant Craig McDonald said: “Our investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.

“I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash, or who has any information that may assist our enquiries to contact us.

“I would also appeal to anyone who was driving on the B7066 around the time of the crash who has dash-cam footage to contact us.”

Any information can be passed to police by calling 101 quoting reference number 2071 of August 8.

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