Man dead and another in hospital after three-way crash

A man has died following a three-way crash in West Lothian on Friday.

Emergency services were called to the A70 near Kirknewton at about 11.35pm after a collision involving a blue Skoda Octavia car, a black Mercedes Vito taxi and a bicycle.

The incident happened near the junction for the B7031.

The driver of the car, a 46-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Our thoughts are with the family of the man who has died

The taxi driver was taken to hospital and later discharged.

The cyclist did not require medical treatment.

The road was closed for crash investigation work and re-opened at about 9am on Saturday.

Sergeant Grant Hastie said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who has died.

“Our inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and we are asking anyone who saw what happened to get in touch.

“We are particularly keen to trace a second taxi driver who may have witnessed this crash.

“Anyone with relevant dashcam footage is also asked to contact police.”

Those with information are asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 4689 of Friday, May 2.