A male driver is in hospital life-threatening injuries and another driver was injured in the incident, which closed Airdrie's High Street area for around eight hours.
The incident happened last night, Saturday around 8.50pm, when a silver Nissan Qashqai hit a parked van on the town’s High Street before driving onto Aitchison Street, where it collided with a red Nissan Qashqai.
Emergency services rushed the male driver of the silver car to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Staff there describe his condition as ‘life-threatening’.READ MORE: Schoolboy, 9, rushed to hospital after being struck by car near Glasgow primaryThe road remained closed for eight hours while police investigated the scene.
Sergeant John Houston, Road Policing, said: “Our enquiries are continuing and I am appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time and who witnessed the crash and hasn’t already spoken to police to get in touch. “I would also ask anyone who was driving in the area at the time and who may have dash cam footage which could assist us to contact us.”Join Glasgow Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.