Elderly pedestrian critical after Glasgow crash

It happened around 5.20pm yesterday at Clarkston Toll

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
Author: Anita StrattonPublished 18th May 2024

Road policing officers are appealing for information following a serious road crash at Clarkston Toll on Friday, 17 May 2024.

Around 5.20pm, police received a report of a road crash involving a car and a pedestrian on Stamperland Crescent at Clarkston Toll Roundabout.

Emergency services attended and the 86-year-old male pedestrian was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Medical staff describe his condition as critical.

The 54-year-old male driver of the Mercedes GLE was uninjured.

The road was closed for several hours to allow for collision investigation to take place.

Seargeant Scott Gourlay said: “I would like to appeal to anyone who was in the area, who has not yet spoken to police, to contact us. If anyone has a dash cam, please pass on any relevant footage to us as it could assist us in establishing the full circumstances of this incident.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3034 of 17 May, 2024.

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