A number of people have died after an out-of-control bin lorry crashed in the heart of Glasgow today. One unconfirmed report said six people had died. Witnesses described bodies lying in the road after the accident which happened as the city centre was crowded with Christmas shoppers.

Police Scotland declared a major incident and confirmed there were a "number of fatalities".

A police statement said: "A Glasgow City Council bin lorry was travelling north on Queen Street when it appeared to strike pedestrians outside the Gallery of Modern Art (Goma) before continuing to travel towards George Square, when it crashed at the Millennium Hotel on Queen Street at George Square."

Seven people were seriously injured and taken to three hospitals, including the Southern General, the Western Infirmary and Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

Saw this on the news this morning

I'm waiting to get a check in on some friends who were visiting Glasgow yesterday

Hope they are ok.
I know the police were appealing for people to let friends know they are ok to stop the number of unnecessary calls to the casualty bureau lines.
I used to work on those back home. Horrible job, taking identification details from concerned relatives

6 people dead, 7 seriously injured according to the latest news. Hearing what people have been saying, it would appear that the driver of the bin lorry may well have had a heart attack as eye witnesses were saying the driver was slumped over the wheel. A very tragic accident.


Helicopter crash last year, now this, Glasgow seems to not do well at Christmas.

Apparently three members of the same family have died. Very very sad.

Do a lot of these things tend to happen around Christmas or does it just seem like it?

Just seems like it.

Such a terrible tragedy. Those poor people and their families.

Three of the dead were from the same family..