Emergency services race to the scene after minibus smashes into street light
dailyrecord.co.ukA man has been arrested after a minibus smashed into a lamppost at the weekend.Emergency services raced to the scene on Auchinraith Road, leading towards Glasgow Road, following reports of the collision on Saturday evening.Locals reported that the road was closed in both directions from its Elm Street junction to the busy roundabout on Glasgow Road, while emergency services tended to a casualty.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."SFRS sent two fire engines to the scene, with firefighters "extracting one casualty from the vehicle".Earlier in the day emergency services raced to the scene of a two car crash at the roundabout next to the Lidl supermarket on Glasgow Road, just yards from the later minibus smash.
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