Bus driver, 24, charged following fatal Giffnock road crash where pensioner died at scene

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Bus driver, 24, charged following fatal Giffnock road crash where pensioner died at scene
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A 24-year-old bus driver has been arrested and charged following a fatal road crash in Giffnock last September. A 73-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene after he was tragically hit by the bus while crossing the road.

A young bus driver has been arrested and charged following a fatal road crash in Giffnock last September.

The 24-year-old has been charged in connection with road traffic offences after striking a pensioner on Fenwick Road on Friday, September 1, 2023. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 4.50pm after a 73-year-old man was struck by a bus while crossing Orchard Drive, at its junction with Fenwick Road.READ MORE: Springburn man whose 'homemade bomb' caused 60 residents to flee their homes jailedSix days after the event, officers returned to the scene as part of their probe into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

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