A SERIOUS road crash in Carluke has prompted a police appeal for information.

At around 6.50am in Tuesday morning, police were called to Airdrie Road (A73), at its junction with Castlehill Road, after a silver Renault Megane lost control and crashed into a stone wall.

Emergency services attended and the 29-year-old male driver was taken by ambulance to Wishaw General Hospital for treatment to serious injuries.

Medical staff have described his condition as serious.

Sergeant Craig McDonald, from the Divisional Road Policing Unit based at Motherwell, said: “I would appeal to any motorists who were on the road on Tuesday morning and may have observed a silver Renault Megane driving beforehand, or witnessed the collision, to please get in touch.

“Anyone who may have dash-cam footage of the incident is also urged to contact the Divisional Road Policing Unit based at Motherwell via 101, quoting incident number 0507 of Tuesday, July 31 2018.”