European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie was involved in a car accident in Scotland on Thursday.

Montgomerie, who led Europe to victory over the United States in the Ryder Cup earlier this month, was shaken after his car collided with a van near Glasgow.

Firefighters helped to clear the vehicles from the carriageway but former world number two Montgomerie did not require hospital treatment.

A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said they had received a report of a collision involving a van, a lorry and two cars.

The spokesman said: "Three ambulances were sent to the scene but no-one required hospitalisation. There were minor and superficial injuries."

A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police added: "Police received a report of a crash on the A80 at Moodiesburn at around 1130GMT today (Thursday). It does not look as though anyone is seriously injured."

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