Three in hospital after car is crushed under tractor

Luckily there were no serious injuries

Author: Alice FaulknerPublished 29th Dec 2022
Last updated 29th Dec 2022

Road Policing officers in Scotland are confirming three people were taken to hospital after a car was crushed under a tractor.

It happened during a crash in Sunnyside Road, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, at about 10pm on Wednesday.

The trio, who were in the car, were taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment.

The driver of the tractor was unhurt.

Police Scotland said a 23-year-old man driving the car has been charged in connection with the incident.

A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

Emergency responders could not believe there were not serious injuries from the collision

People have taken to social media to share their disbelief - one user wrote on Twitter: "Someone had a angel looking over them for it only to be minor injuries."

Another wrote: "The car driver is very lucky not to be dead."

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