A motorist was rushed to hospital after his car burst into flames during a smash in Glasgow.
04.03.2024 - 18:51 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A police car crashed with a Mini Cooper on a road in Ayrshire at the weekend.
Ambulance crews scrambled to Portland Road, at its junction with North Hamilton Street in Kilmarnock, after the alarm was raised at around 2.30pm on Saturday.
A picture, which was sent to the Record, showed the front of the Police Scotland vehicle badly damaged as a result of the smash.
A number of officers could be seen standing nearby with the road closed off.
An ambulance could also be seen parked nearby, however it's not believed anyone was badly injured as a result of the crash.
The Mini Cooper driver's daughter posted on Facebook: "Hoping this thank you reaches the lovely nurse who sat with my mum in her car today after she was in a collision with a police vehicle a the bottom of North Hamilton Street.
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"And to the passers-by who gave statements. Mum is ok - a bit sore and shaken but thankfully no serious injuries."
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