South Lanarkshire Crash: Man, 66, taken to hospital after being knocked down while walking dog in Hamilton
Enquiries are ongoing.
A man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after he was hit by a car while walking his dog in Hamilton.
Emergency services were called to the A723 Quarry Street, near the junction with Avon Street, after reports of a pedestrian being struck by a black Audi A4 at around 8.20pm on Wednesday evening.
The pedestrian, a 66 year-old man, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
It is understood he remains in a serious condition.
The dog was taken to a local vet to be checked over.
The road was closed to allow enquiries to be carried out.
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Sergeant Ross Allison said: “Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this crash.
“I would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed what happened to please contact us with any information.
“In addition, anyone with CCTV or dash-cam footage is asked to get in touch as this may assist in our enquiries.”
Anyone with information is asking to contact Police Scotland via 101 quoting reference 3262 of January 21.
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