A man has been charged after a car struck a pensioner on a busy road in Glasgow.
Emergency crews scrambled to Stamperland Crescent at Clarkston Toll at around 5.20pm Friday, May, 17 after a Mercedes GLE struck an 86-year-old pedestrian.
The pensioner was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious injuries, but sadly died in hospital six days later, on Thursday, May 23.
A 55-year-old man has been charged with causing death by careless driving and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. He is expected to appear in court in due course.
An image from the scene shows two police vehicles stationary behind a cordoned off area in Clarkston following the incident.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash at Clarkston Toll. The incident happened on Stamperland Crescent around 5.20pm Friday, 17 May, 2024.
“It involved an 86-year-old pedestrian and a Mercedes GLE. The pedestrian was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious injuries. He died in hospital on Thursday, 23 May. No one else was injured.
“The man, aged 55, has been charged with causing death by careless driving and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. He is expected to appear in court in due course.”
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