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| Father and son die in River Clyde car plunge | Father and son die in River Clyde car plunge |
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| A father and his nine-year-old son have died after their car plunged off a road and into the River Clyde near Hamilton. | A father and his nine-year-old son have died after their car plunged off a road and into the River Clyde near Hamilton. |
| The emergency services received reports at 11:15 on Saturday that a car had come off the A725, close to the Raith Interchange, and gone into the water. | The emergency services received reports at 11:15 on Saturday that a car had come off the A725, close to the Raith Interchange, and gone into the water. |
| Divers recovered Christopher Groves, 38, and his son Connor from the water, but they died at the scene. | Divers recovered Christopher Groves, 38, and his son Connor from the water, but they died at the scene. |
| Police said the family, who live in Blantyre, had been told about the accident. | Police said the family, who live in Blantyre, had been told about the accident. |
| Council worker John McQuaid was in the area with colleagues when it happened. | Council worker John McQuaid was in the area with colleagues when it happened. |
| He said: "We were down here yesterday because the pathway was needing a repair, and we left to get more equipment from the depot." | |
| When they returned from the depot, he said traffic was backed up. | |
| "A lorry was parked on the bridge, and the driver was standing behind it, making sure everyone was going to the outside lane," he added. | |
| Mr McQuaid said poor visibility created "terrible" driving conditions. | |
| "The sun was very low, it was really bright, you couldn't see," he said. | "The sun was very low, it was really bright, you couldn't see," he said. |
| "When we got back we weren't allowed to go back onto the footpath because it'd been taped off by police." | "When we got back we weren't allowed to go back onto the footpath because it'd been taped off by police." |
| A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal. | A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal. |