6 feared dead in Glasgow city centre crash

December 22, 2014 22:06

At least six people are feared killed and several people have been injured after a big lorry crashed into a group of pedestrians in the heart of the Scottish capital of Glasgow today.

Scottish police confirmed there had been a 'number of fatalities' in the accident, which took place as the city centre was crowded with Christmas shoppers.

Eyewitnesses reported the lorry moving at speed before hearing a bang and described bodies lying in the road. The police have described the crash, outside Queen Street station and the Millennium Hotel, as 'very serious'.

A large number of emergency vehicles are in attendance and roads surrounding George Square have been closed.

A police Scotland spokesperson said: "About 2.30 pm today, Monday 22 December 2014, a Glasgow City Council bin lorry was travelling north on Queen Street when it appeared to strike pedestrians outside the Gallery of Modern Art before continuing to travel towards George Square, when it crashed at the Millennium Hotel on Queen Street at George Square.

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