Driver killed and man arrested after crash with HGV in Lesmahagow

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Image caption, The crash with car and HGV happened on the B7078 Carlisle Road in Lesmahagow

A car driver has died and a 20-year-old man has been arrested after a crash with a lorry in South Lanarkshire.

Police Scotland said officers were called to the collision involving a car and HGV on the B7078 Carlisle Road in Lesmahagow at about 08:05 on Thursday.

Emergency services attended the incident near the Kerse Roundabout, but the car driver died at the scene.

Sgt Chris McColm said: "Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this collision."

Police Scotland has asked for anyone who saw the vehicles before the collision or has dash cam footage