Blantyre crash: Man arrested after alleged hit-and-run leaves cyclist with serious injuries
A 50-year-old man was cycling on Spittal Terrace, near Hamilton Road in Blantyre, when a dark-coloured Vauxhall Insignia car allegedly struck him, causing him to fall off the bike.
The car reportedly did not stop.
Passers-by were able to call an ambulance and the cyclist was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where he was treated for serious injuries.
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Hide AdHe now faces months of rehabilitation after fracturing his spine in three places.
Following the incident, Sergeant Raymond Giulianotti, of East Kilbride Police Station, said: “I have no doubt the driver of the car would have known they struck the cyclist.”
Police Scotland said in a statement: “A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a road crash on Spittal Terrace, near to Hamilton Road, Blantyre, in which a 50-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.
“The incident happened on Saturday, 24 April, 2021.”