Rollercoaster crashes at Scottish theme park

Emergency services are responding to a rollercoaster crash at a theme park in Scotland.

Visitors to M&Ds amusement park in Motherwell, near Glasgow, posted images on social media appearing to show a carriage on a pathway surrounded by dozens of people.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Emergency services are responding to an ongoing incident at M&Ds theme park in Motherwell and further updates will be given in due course."

A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said six ambulance crews and a specialist operation team were on the scene.

He said: "I can confirm that we are attending an incident at M&Ds theme park in Motherwell."