The key facts
- The crash happened at around 16:30 on Friday on Drumcross Road near Bathgate
- The four-year-old boy died at St John's Hospital in Livingston
- The 28-year-old driver was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Child dies in crash near Bathgate
A four-year-old boy died on Friday in a road traffic accident in West Lothian, BBC News reports. The crash involving a black Range Rover happened on the country road Drumcross Road near Bathgate at around 16:30. The child was a passenger in the vehicle; he was taken to St John's Hospital in Livingston, where he died a short time later.
The driver's condition and the investigation
The 28-year-old driver of the Range Rover was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment; no details about his condition were given in the report. Police Scotland is leading the investigation. Sergeant Dave Waddell expressed condolences to the family and friends of the boy and asked witnesses of the crash to get in touch via the contact form on the police website. He also asked drivers with dashcams who were in the area at the time to check their footage for images that could help the investigation. The inquiry is ongoing; the circumstances and cause of the crash have not yet been disclosed.
Image source, Google The car crashed on Drumcross Road near Bathgate on Friday
