Two motorcyclists have died following a collision near Lanark.
Emergency services were called to the scene on the A73 near Hyndford Bridge in South Lanarkshire at around 11am on Saturday.
Reports on social media have suggested that passers-by attempted to help the two men involved in the crash but police confirmed both died at the scene.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "At 11am, police and emergency services attended a fatal collision between two motorcycles on the A73 near to Hyndford Bridge at Lanark .
"The riders of the bikes, both men, died at the scene.
"Enquiries are continuing and the road remains closed."
A diversion is in place for those travelling along the A73 between the A72/A73 junction at Symington and Hyndford Bridge.
