Teenager dies after being hit by lorry

Police are urgently trying to trace three potential witnesses after a teenager struck by a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) died in hospital.

The 15-year-old boy was on foot in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, where hewashitbyalorryaround 9:25pm on Saturday. He was taken to Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride where he died on Wednesday.

Officers have since traced the driver of the HGV, but are still keen to speak to three male youths who are believed to have been with the victim at the time of the incident.