A MAN has died following a fatal road accident on the A82, near Clydebank, on Thursday morning.

The 53-year-old was crossing the road on December 13 around 5.50am when he was struck by a car near to Dalnottar Cemetery.

Emergency services attended and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The female driver of the car was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. She was not injured in the incident but has been left extremely shaken.

The road was closed for several hours as crash scene investigators conducted enquiries at the scene.

Police are appealing to any motorists who may have been in the area and noticed the man, who was dressed in dark clothing, walking towards the Erskine Bridge prior to the incident happening.

In particular, anyone with a dash cam is asked to check their footage and hand it in to police as the images could provide important details which could assist the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call road policing officers at Dumbarton Police Station via 101, quoting incident number 0428 of Thursday, December 13, 2018.