Cyclist rushed to hospital with spinal fractures after hit-and-run driver 'left him for dead'
Blantyre yesterday morning. NHS worker Mark Richards was cycling on Glasgow Road around 11.30am on Saturday when he was hit by the vehicle, believed to be a dark coloured Vauxhall Insignia.The "much loved husband and father" was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with spinal fractures.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - Apple - Android His wife Carol shared a picture of Mark shortly after the incident which show the dad lying on the ground.In the image, you can see his legs are covered in blood and his cycling shorts are shredded.Carol has demanded the driver turns themselves in as she asked witnesses to come forward.She said: "This is my husband Mark.