Abronhill road crash involved three cars in total

A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed: “At around 2.30pm, we received a report of a three car crash at the junction of Laburnum Road and Forest Road in Cumbernauld. The road was closed while vehicle recovery took place.”

Eyewitnesses feared the worst from the scale of the emergency response as they took to social media to warn others about the road closure. However, it has since been confirmed that no serious injuries were reported from the crash.

Meanwhile police in Lanarkshire have issued a warning to motorists about a brazen spate of fuel thefts from cars and lorries in Fuel Theft Prevention Week. Drivers are being strongly urged to fit a locking cap to tanks check oil levels regularly and be aware of the fact that opportunist thieves have been seen in neighbourhoods to steal fuel.