Serious Road Crash on A706: Police Appeal for Witnesses

February 22, 2025

Police Scotland are appealing for information following a serious road crash on the A706, Forth, South Lanarkshire.

Around 7.50pm on Thursday, 20 February 2025, police were called to a report of a collision between a 31-year-old male pedestrian and a Vauxhall Zafira car on the A706, near Yieldshields Road,

The pedestrian was taken by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where medical staff describe his condition as serious.

The 52-year-old driver of the car and his three passengers was not injured.

The road was closed for approximately eight hours.

Constable Jennifer Weir, Roads Policing, is leading the enquiry. She said:

“We would ask anyone, particularly drivers with dashcams, who were in the area between 7.30pm and 7.50pm to contact police if they saw the collision or have any information they think may be relevant to our investigation.”

Information can be passed to officers via 101. Please quote incident number 3221 of Thursday, 20 February 2025 when calling.

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