A police probe has been launched after man died in tragic bus crash.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a road crash which occurred in Airdrie Town Centre yesterday.

The smash happened at around 3.25pm when a car collided with a bus and two other cars in Stirling Street.

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Emergency services attended and the 58-year-old male driver of the car was taken to hospital.

He was pronounced dead a short time later.

His family are aware and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

Nobody else was injured during the incident and the road has since reopened.

Sergeant Nick Twigg from Road Policing said: “We are appealing for any potential witnesses who are still to speak to officers to please get in touch.

“We would also urge anyone with private CCTV or dashcam footage to pass this on to us by call 101 and quoting incident number 2154 of Friday, 11 October, 2024.”