A YOUNG man was charged with careless driving after allegedly causing a smash in Knightswood last week.

At around 2.15pm, on Saturday, April 30, the 21-year-old is alleged to have tried to overtake a vehicle in his silver Ford Fiesta and to have then collided with a parked Glasgow City Council refuse tipper.

The suspect’s vehicle was heavily damaged and the crash caused the airbags to trigger. Witnesses in a nearby car observed the incident.

No injuries were reported.