Man died after incident involving several cars on A82
The crash happened shortly before 2pm on Saturday, July 12, on the A82 northbound between the Renton off-slip and the Stoneymollan roundabout.
It involved a Harley Davidson motorcycle with a sidecar and a black Volvo XC90, a Nissan Juke, a Vauxhall Corsa, a black Audi A6 sport, and a grey Seat Leon.
Sadly, the 71-year-old motorcyclist, a man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His next of kin have been informed. Meanwhile, police said the drivers of the cars were uninjured.
Following the collision, the road was closed while investigations took place.
It reopened at around 8.10pm.
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Sergeant Kenny Malaney of Road Policing West said: 'Our inquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances of what happened. Sadly, the male motorcyclist died, and our thoughts are with his family and friends.
'The road would have been busy at the time, and I would ask anyone who may have witnessed the crash, or who may have dash-cam footage, to contact us as soon as possible.
'Anyone with information should call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1927 of Saturday, July 12, 2025.'
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