A driver has died after a lorry careered off a road and overturned.

The crash happened on the A73 heading northbound near Roberton in South Lanarkshire shortly after 2.30am on Wednesday.

A 68-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers closed the road for several hours while investigations were carried out.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Enquiries are ongoing into the cause of the crash and any witnesses or anyone with information that will assist the police investigation should contact the road policing department at Motherwell through 101."