Man died after incident involving Renault in Motherwell
The incident happened shortly before 10am on Sunday, August 10, on the B7066 Carfin Road, between the junctions of Whittagreen Crescent and Whittagreen Avenue.
It involved a Renault Captur. After being alerted to the collision, emergency crews raced to the scene.
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Following that, the 61-year-old driver, a man, was taken to the University Hospital Wishaw, where he was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.
His next of kin have been informed. The road was closed for around five hours and 20 minutes to allow an investigation to be carried out.
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Sergeant Adnan Alam of the Road Policing Unit said: 'Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who has died.
'Our enquiries are underway and I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash, or who may have dash-cam footage from the area around the time of the crash, to get in touch.'
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1024 of Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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