'˜Brightest star' dies in road accident

A car driver who died following a collision with a lorry on the B7066 Glasgow/Edinburgh Road near Newhouse on Tuesday has been named as Jamie Duncan from Wishaw.
Tributes have been paid to accident victim Jamie DuncanTributes have been paid to accident victim Jamie Duncan
Tributes have been paid to accident victim Jamie Duncan

Emergency services attended the scene just before 3pm and Jamie (29) was taken to Wishaw General Hospital, but couldn’t be saved.

His 23-year-old passenger remains in a serious condition.

Jamie’s girlfriend Chloe Jade Walker was among dozens of people who paid tribute on Facebook.

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She wrote: Never go to sleep at night without telling someone how much they mean to you! I love you so much dunky boy. You’ll be missed by everyone. My brightest star in the sky.”

His friend Andy Sim added: “For only being a young guy you made sure you had an amazing life. You done more in 29 years than most people will do in a life time.”

The Divisional Road Policing Unit in Motherwell is appealing for information about the accident via 101.