Elderly man hit on Kingston Bridge has died from injuries

The 74-year-old left his car and was struck by a van

Published 6th Dec 2020

A man has died days after being hit by a van on the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow.

The 74-year-old left his blue Toyota Corolla on the M8 eastbound, where he was stuck by a van at around 10am on Thursday.

The man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where staff described his condition as serious. Police Scotland have announced that the man has died.

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

Sergeant John Bradford, from the Greater Glasgow Road Policing Unit, said: Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash are continuing and I am keen to hear from anyone who saw the collision or who may have dash-cam footage of the crash.

If you have any information that will assist officers with their investigation, then please call Greater Glasgow Road Policing Unit at Helen Street via 101 quoting reference number 0841 of December 3 2020.''

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: We received a call at 10.02am to attend a road traffic collision on the M8 northbound at Kingston Bridge.

An ambulance, special operation response team and the trauma team attended and a patient was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.''