Four-year-old dies after crash near Bathgate
Crime · First reported 7 Nov, 08:35 · Updated 08:55
A four-year-old boy died in hospital after a Land Rover crashed on Drumcross Road near Bathgate. Police said the driver was injured and have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage.
- The boy was a passenger in a black Land Rover involved in a single-vehicle crash on Drumcross Road near Bathgate at about 4.30pm on Friday.
- He was taken by ambulance to St John’s Hospital in Livingston and died a short time later.
- The 28-year-old driver was also injured, and the boy’s family have been informed.
- Police appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage; the road was closed during the investigation.
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- Victim
- Four-year-old boy
- Location
- Drumcross Road near Bathgate, West Lothian
- Time
- About 4.30pm on Friday
- Driver
- 28-year-old man, injured
- Police contact
- Police Scotland on 101; incident number 2468 of Friday November 6
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