Man dies in Lanarkshire crash

A 35 year old man has died in a crash in Lanarkshire in the early hours of this morning.

A black Mercedes and a lorry collided on the A723 Carfin to Holytown link road at 5.45am

The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene and an investigation's begun.

Sergeant John Tait said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who has sadly died in this collision and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

“We are appealing for information and I am asking anyone who may have been in the area at the time or who saw what happened or who has dash-cam footage that could assist with our investigation to get in touch.”

Anyone who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0372 of Tuesday, 12 April, 2022.

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