Arrest made in connection with alleged hit and run in Blantyre
Mark Richards suffered spinal fractures after the incident on April 24
Mark Richards suffered spinal fractures after the incident on April 24
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A man has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged hit and run crash that left a cyclist with serious injuries.
A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. A Police Scotland spokesman said: A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a road crash on Spittal Terrace, near to Hamilton Road, Blantyre, in which a 50-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured. The incident happened on Saturday, April 24. A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
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Man charged after road crash left Scots cyclist seriously injured
Police have confirmed a 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged after cyclist Mark Richards was left with serious injuries.
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Mark Richards suffered spinal fractures after the incident on April 24
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Man arrested after cyclist hurt in Blantyre hit-and-run
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image captionMr Richards was struck on the way back from a training run
Police have arrested and charged a 34-year-old man after a cyclist was seriously hurt in an alleged hit-and-run in South Lanarkshire.
The incident happened on Spittal Terrace, near Hamilton Road in Blantyre, on Saturday 24 April.
Mark Richards, 50, was struck by a car on the way home from a training run and suffered a fractured spine.
A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
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image copyrightCarol Richards
image captionMr Richards was on a three-hour training run when he was hit in the cycle lane
A Lanarkshire cyclist who was left for dead by a hit-and-run driver has described watching the car that hit him drive off into the distance.
Mark Richards was struck in a cycle lane while he travelled home from a training run two weeks ago.
He faces months of rehabilitation after fracturing his spine in three places.
Police Scotland are looking for the driver of a Vauxhall Insignia. They said they were following a positive line of inquiry.