A man was trapped after a bin lorry careered down an embankment.

The smash happened on the East Kilbride Expressway near the Whirlies roundabout shortly after midday on Tuesday.

A man was trapped following the crash.

Officers have closed a stretch of the road heading northbound.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We dispatched one ambulance, a paramedic response unit and our special operations response team to the scene.

"No patients required transport to hospital."