Carnwath crash: bus driver, 70, critical after collision with bin lorry on A70
The collision happened on Edinburgh Road at about 2.40pm on Friday 13 November. The road was closed for around 13 hours and reopened at 3.30am on Saturday. Police are appealing for dashcam footage.
The A70 through Carnwath in South Lanarkshire, where a bus and a bin lorry collided on Friday afternoon. · Photograph: David Dixon (CC BY-SA 2.0)
A 70-year-old bus driver is in a critical condition in hospital after a collision between a bus and a bin lorry on the A70 in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, at about 2.40pm on Friday 13 November 2026.
A 51-year-old man who was a passenger in the bin lorry was also taken to hospital, where his condition is described as stable, STV News reports, citing Police Scotland.
Is the A70 at Carnwath open?
Yes. The road reopened at 3.30am on Saturday 14 November after being closed for around 13 hours while police investigated.
Who was injured?
The 70-year-old bus driver was the sole occupant of the bus. He was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where his condition is described as critical. The 51-year-old bin lorry passenger was taken to University Hospital Wishaw and later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth; he is described as stable.
What have the police said?
Police are trying to establish what happened. Sergeant Stephen MacDonald said: "Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding this crash and we're appealing for anyone with information to get in touch."
"We'd also ask motorists to check any dashcam footage of the area around the time of the incident in case it has captured anything which could be of significance to our investigation."
How can witnesses contact police?
Anyone with information should call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1884 of Friday 13 November 2026. This story is accurate as of Saturday.