Man charged over death of pedestrian hit by lorry

Robert Shira-GibbImage source, Police Scotland
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Robert Shira-Gibb died in hospital the day after being hit by a lorry

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A 54-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a lorry.

Robert Shira-Gibb, 84, was struck by a white Isuzu Grafter flatbed truck on Glasgow Road in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, on 19 December last year.

Mr Shira-Gibb, who lived in Blantyre, died in hospital the following day.

Police Scotland said a report would be be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

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