Child hospitalised after being electrocuted near railway
A child has been rushed to hospital after being electrocuted near a railway in North Lanarkshire.
The incident is believed to have happened on a bridge off Whitelees Road in Lanark.
Emergency services attending the scene around 8pm on Thursday evening rushed the child to Wishaw General Hospital.
The condition of the child is unclear.
A spokesperson from the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received an emergency call shortly after 8pm this evening to attend to a child who had been electrocuted.
“Two ambulances attended and the patient was taken to Wishaw General Hospital.”