A MAN has died and two people have been seriously injured in a crash which closed a major road for several hours.
The three-car crash happened on the M74 near to junction 14 at Crawford, South Lanarkshire, at around 4.10pm yesterday (august 11).
It involved a black Porsche Cayman travelling south, and a white Ford Focus and a red Vauxhall Corsa, which were both heading north.
The 42-year-old man driving the Porsche died at the scene. No-one else was in his car.
The woman, 34, driving the Corsa was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment of serious injuries.
Her passenger, a 32-year-old man, was also seriously injured and is being treated at a hospital in Wishaw.
Both are said to be in stable conditions.
The 55-year-old woman driving the Focus was also taken to hospital in Wishaw where she was treated for minor injuries before being discharged.
The motorway was closed fully until around 11pm for a collision investigation.
Police Inspector William Broatch from Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit said: “Tragically as a result of this collision one man has lost his life and our thoughts are with his family and friends, along with those of the other injured parties.
“We would ask anyone who saw this crash, or the vehicles immediately prior to the collision, to come forward and speak with officers.
“Anyone travelling on the motorway recording with dashcam should check their devices and provide any relevant footage to us as soon as possible.
“There were many vehicles affected by the road closure last night and officers worked to alleviate the traffic build-up as quickly and safely as possible.
“I would like to thank motorists for their cooperation and understanding as we responded to this incident.”
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 0364 of 12 August.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here