Man charged over crash that killed pensioner in Giffnock

It happened in September 2023 on Orchard Drive near its junction with Fenwick Road

The incident happened at rush hour on September 1 last year.
Author: Stephanie AllisonPublished 16th May 2024
Last updated 16th May 2024

A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with road traffic offences following a fatal road crash in Giffnock on Friday, 1 September, 2023.

Around 4.50pm a 73-year-old man was crossing Orchard Drive, at its junction with Fenwick Road, when he was struck by a bus.

READ MORE: Elderly man dies after being hit by a bus in Glasgow.

Emergency services attended and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 24-year-old man will be the subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal.

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