A MAN has died after a digger crushed on top of a car in a multi vehicle crash on the outskirts of Glasgow.

The digger was being towed by a low load truck when the truck collided with the car, sending the digger toppling over.

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Police said six cars, a bus and the truck were involved in the accident, which happened in the Fernhill Road area of Rutherglen shortly after 11am.

At least two more people were thought to be seriously injured.

The car driver died at the scene and police said the truck driver was seriously ill in the Queen Elizabeth University hospital

One witness reportedly heard the vehicle’s horn blaring as it came down the road before crashing into the cars. 

Eyewitnesses reported they believed the lorry’s brakes had failed as it travelled down a steep hill and it was trying to avoid the other vehicles on the road. 

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One witness said the car under the digger had been crushed beyond all recognition. 
An eyewitness at the scene said: “The digger fell off the back of the truck and fell on top of a car with two people inside.

“It’s horrific, the digger crushed the car.”
 

Another man at the scene told the Rutherglen Reformer: “One of the big lorries was carrying a digger on the back of it and it has toppled on to a car.
“It looks as if it is one of the diggers from where they are building the new road, they were coming in or out and it has come off the lorry.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they sent five appliances to the scene.
Police erected a large tarpaulin sheet around the vehicles while they investigated the scene and cordoned off a section of the road.
It was expected to remain closed for most of the day.

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First Bus confirmed that one of its vehicles had been at the scene when the crash happened.
A statement said: “We can confirm one of our vehicles was caught up in the incident at Fernhill Road earlier today and we are providing assistance to the emergency services.”
The accident happened at the entrance to the works site for the Cathkin Relief Road.
MP for Rutherglen Margaret Ferrier tweeted: “Devastated to hear of the incident today in my constituency of Rutherglen - my thoughts are with all involved.”
Sergeant Alison McAuley from the Divisional Road Policing Unit based at Motherwell appealed for anyone with information to contact police on 101.