Boy, 5, was seriously hurt in road accident at Carluke

A five-year-old boy remains in a serious condition at Wishaw General Hospital following a road crash in Carluke.

At around 10.45am on Saturday morning, there was a two car collision between a westbound silver Mercedes and an eastbound Ford Focus outside a diner and car wash on Airdrie Road.

A five-year-old boy, a rear seat passenger in the Ford Focus, sustained a serious head injury and he was taken by ambulance to Wishaw General where he remains for treatment. Hospital staff describe his condition as serious.

The 27-year-old female driver of the Ford Focus sustained minor injuries and was also taken to Wishaw General Hospital where she was treated and has since been released.

The 35-year-old male driver of the Mercedes was not injured.

Sergeant Joe McGuckien, from Lanarkshire Road Policing Department, said:“The crash happened just outside a

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diner and car wash on Airdrie Road - both of which at the time were full of people.

“A number of witnesses have already come forward and we have been checking CCTV in the area, however, we would still ask that anyone who saw the crash happen contact police.”

Information can be passed to officers at the Road Policing Unit at Motherwell via 101.