Cyclist dies after lorry crash in Glasgow Published duration 22 May 2019

image caption The road was closed for several hours to allow a police investigation into the crash to be carried out

A female cyclist has died after a crash with a lorry in the south side of Glasgow.

Police were called to the scene at Nithsdale Drive, near Pollokshaws Road, at 09:15.

The woman died at the scene of the collision, while the lorry driver was not injured.

The road was closed for several hours to allow police investigators to carry out their duties.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, whose Glasgow Southside constituency takes in Nithsdale Drive, put a message on Twitter to say she was "so sorry to hear about this tragic incident in my constituency earlier. My deepest condolences to the woman's family and friends".