On Saturday, a 16-year-old boy died in Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital four days after being struck by a taxi on Main Street, Rutherglen.
A 58-year-old man was arrested in connection with a road traffic offence and released pending further enquiries.
Police also launched an appeal for witnesses after a pedestrian was killed in Coatbridge on Saturday.Â
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Boy, 16, dies in hospital four days after being hit by taxi in Rutherglen
Pedestrian dies after being struck by car in Coatbridge
Around 5.20pm, officers were called to a report of a crash involving a black Vauxhall Corsa and a pedestrian on Brambling Road.
Emergency services attended and the pedestrian, a 57-year-old woman, was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where she later died.
Meanwhile, a 65-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries after a van struck the mobility scooter she was riding on Saturday.Â
The crash happened on Cumberland Street in Glasgow at around 2.30pm.
In 2023, 47 people died in pedestrian-related road collisions in Scotland, which was an increase from 34 in 2022.Â
Transport Scotland road casualty statistics covering 2017 to 2020 showed that November and December were the peak months for adult pedestrian casualties, with each having 46% and 42% respectively more than the monthly average.
Adult pedestrian casualties in the four winter months, November to February, were also 30% more than the monthly average.
