Man dies after car crushed by digger in Rutherglen
Emergency services called to Fernhill Road at around 11am this morning to reports of a serious crash
A man's died and another male motorist is seriously injured after accident involving a car and two diggers in Rutherglen.
Emergency services were called to Fernhill Road at around 1105 hrs to reports of a very serious crash.
A witness says the digger fell off a low loader trailer and landed on top of a car in the street.
Five cars and a bus were also involved in the accident and nobody onboard was hurt and the vehicles were not badly damaged.
Police say the male driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene and the male driver of the agricultural vehicle was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where staff describe his condition as serious.
Sergeant Alison McAuley from the Divisional Road Policing Unit based at Motherwell said:
"An extensive recovery operation, which is expected to last for several more hours, is currently underway and Fernhill Road is closed with local diversions in place.
"I would appeal to anyone who witnessed what happened to contact officers at the Divisional Road Policing Unit based at Motherwell on 101."