A LARGE police presence was called to a residential street in central Scotland after a car was seen hanging from a fence.

A dramatic image shows the 4x4 dangling from a garden fence on Hawthorn Drive in Airdrie earlier this week. 

Multiple police cars were on the scene and blocking off the area while officers dealt with the bizarre discovery.

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The force said the occupants of the car had left the scene when they attended.

They are following a positive line of enquiry in relation to the incident. 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 6.05am on Thursday, February 29, 2024, police were called to the Hawthorn Drive area of Craigneuk, Airdrie, following a report of a one-vehicle crash.

“Officers attended and it was established the occupants of the car had left the scene.

"Police are following positive lines of enquiry.”