Pedestrian killed in car crash

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Glasgow.

The 45-year-old man was walking on Bowfield Drive in Penilee when he was struck by a red Nissan Qashqai at around 3.35am on Thursday.

Emergency services attended and the man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in the city, but he died later in the day.

The road was closed for around nine hours while an investigation into the collision was carried out.

Sergeant Ally Wright said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died at this very difficult time.

“Inquiries to establish the full circumstances are ongoing and we are appealing for anyone with information that could assist to please get in touch.

“I would also urge anyone in the area with dashcam to check their footage and pass anything of note on to us.”

Police can be contacted on 101, quoting incident number 0315 of August 22.