Police appeal for information following fatal road crash in Uddingston

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Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a white Audi on the B7071 in Uddingston.It happened around 11am on Wednesday, May 17, on Glasgow Road at Belmont Avenue.Emergency services attended, however the 79-year-old male pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The B7071 is one of the main routes in and out of Uddingston and is a busy stretch of road so I would like to speak to anyone who may have seen what happened.“I’m also appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time who has relevant dash-cam or CCTV footage, to get in touch on 101 quoting incident number 1105 of Wednesday, 17 May.” * Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire.

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