Cyclist dies in hospital after crash last week

The 74-year-old was knocked off his bike in Eaglesham

Author: Rob WallerPublished 22nd Jan 2025

A cyclist has died six days after a crash with a car in Eaglesham last week.

The 74-year-old man was knocked down around 10am on Thursday January 16 on Polnoon Street.

After being taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, the man passed away yesterday, January 21.

Sergeant Jack Swindells said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died.

“Inquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances and we continue to appeal to anyone who has yet to speak to us to get in touch.

"I am also asking for anyone with dash-cam to review the footage and pass on any relevant images which could assist our investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 0830 of Thursday, 16 January 2025.

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