Man hit by bus after Wishaw pub fight

A man is critically ill in hospital after being knocked down by a bus following a fight outside a Wishaw pub.

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Police were called to an altercation outside the Cross Keys Inn in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, yesterday evening.

A 29-year-old man was hit by a bus and is being treated at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow after being transferred from Wishaw General.

Detectives are following a positive line of inquiry.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Around 6.05pm on Sunday police were called to a report of a man having been knocked down by a bus after being assaulted on Caledonian Road at its junction with Stewarton Street in Wishaw.

“A 29-year-old man was taken to Wishaw General Hospital where doctors have described his condition as critical.”