Bus driver, 70, in critical condition after crash with bin lorry

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 12:31 · Archive

A 70-year-old bus driver is in critical condition after a crash with a bin lorry on the A70, Edinburgh Road in Carnwath village in South Lanarkshire at around 2.40pm on Friday. The driver, who was alone on the bus, was airlifted to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. The 51-year-old male passenger of the bin lorry was also taken to hospital and transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where his condition is described as stable.

The road was closed for around 13 hours while emergency services attended the scene and reopened in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police Scotland appealed for information from the public and asked motorists to check any dashcam footage from the area around the time of the incident that might be relevant to their investigation.

How it is being reported

• Bus driver, 70, fighting for his life after horror crash with bin lorry in LanarkshireThe 70-year-old was airlifted to hospital where he is described as critical.Daily Record · 14 Nov, 11:46
• Bus driver, 70, in critical condition after South Lanarkshire bus and bin lorry crashA 70-YEAR-OLD bus driver is in a critical condition after a crash between a bus and a bin lorry in South LanarkshireThe National · 14 Nov, 11:28

In this story: South Lanarkshire · Carnwath · A70 · Queen Elizabeth University Hospital · Wishaw General Hospital · Police Scotland · Stephen MacDonald

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