Man charged after pensioner 'hit by bus' dies on Scots road

Lynn Love

16 May 2024 at 8:03 am·1-min read

A 73-year-old man was crossing Orchard Drive, at its junction with Fenwick Road, when he was struck by a bus -Credit:Google Maps

A man has been charged after a pensioner was knocked down by a bus and died on a Giffnock road.

At around 4.50pm on Friday September 1, a 73-year-old man was crossing Orchard Drive, at its junction with Fenwick Road, when the incident reportedly happened.

Emergency services attended but the man was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said a 24-year-old man has now been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal crash.

He will be the subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal.

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