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| Boy, 5, dies after car hits cow | Boy, 5, dies after car hits cow |
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| A five-year-old boy has died after the car he was travelling in hit a cow in the road and spun out of control. | |
| The youngster was being driven by his father on the A73 through the village of Newmains, North Lanarkshire, when their Volkswagen Golf hit the animal. | The youngster was being driven by his father on the A73 through the village of Newmains, North Lanarkshire, when their Volkswagen Golf hit the animal. |
| Emergency services were alerted at about 0350 BST. The boy died a short time later at Wishaw General Hospital. | |
| His father, 41, is receiving hospital treatment for minor injuries. The cow is thought to have been found dead. | |
| Strathclyde Police said in a statement: "It appears the vehicle struck a cow which was on the roadway and the vehicle lost control." | Strathclyde Police said in a statement: "It appears the vehicle struck a cow which was on the roadway and the vehicle lost control." |
| Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash, which happened on the A73 close to Hershill Farm. | Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash, which happened on the A73 close to Hershill Farm. |