Woman in hospital and man arrested after three-car crash on Scots road

John-Paul Clark

25 April 2024 at 11:19 am·1-min read

Emergency crews raced to at Kildrum Road following the incident. -Credit:Steven Woodside

A woman was rushed to hospital after a three-vehicle crash in Cumbernauld.

Emergency services scrambled to the multi-vehicle incident at Kildrum Road in Cumbernauld at around 5:05pm on Tuesday, April 23. A woman was rushed from the scene in an ambulance to University Hospital Monklands for treatment.

Police confirmed a 64-year-old man was arrested in connection with road traffic offences.

An image shows a black car with considerable damage to the side of the vehicle, with the airbags deployed inside. A police officer can also be seen in the background.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A 64-year-old man has been arrested in connection with road traffic offences following a crash involving three vehicles on Kildrum Road, Cumbernauld around 5.05pm on Tuesday, 23 April, 2024."

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 17:22 on 23 April 2024 to attend a multi-vehicle road traffic collision on Kildrum Road, Cumbernauld.

"An ambulance and a paramedic response car were dispatched to the scene and one patient was transported to University Hospital Monklands.”

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