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| Several pedestrians feared dead in Glasgow bin lorry crash | |
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| Several pedestrians are feared dead after a bin lorry crashed into a group of people in George Square in Glasgow city centre. | |
| Police have not confirmed reports of up to six fatalities but described the crash, outside Queen Street station at about 14:30, as "very serious". | |
| Eyewitnesses reported the bin lorry moving at speed up Queen Street before hearing a bang as it hit a hotel. | |
| Several people were seen lying on the ground following the crash. | |
| Restaurant owner George Smith told BBC Scotland: "It [the lorry] started from the bottom of Royal Exchange Square and crashed into the wall at the Millennium Hotel. | |
| "A customer walked into our restaurant and told us what happened outside. We walked outside and in the first five minutes the first ambulance arrived. | |
| "The police and ambulance arrived quite fast. I was quite surprised because they were very, very fast." | |
| Describing the scene on Twitter, Brett Molloy tweeted: "Whole of George square is shut off, bodies on the road. Scary man. | |
| "Horrible, horrible scenes. Even worse at this time of the year. | |
| "City centre is an eerie, eerie place right now." | |
| 'Really sad' | |
| Kevin @km747 tweeted: "Horrific scenes in George Square. Here now and it's clear to say lives have been lost." | |
| Restaurant owner George Smith told the BBC he had heard that the bin lorry driver had suffered a heart attack and the vehicle had careered along the street before hitting the pedestrians outside the Millennium Hotel. | |
| He said that the emergency services were on the scene within minutes, adding: "It's really, really sad." | |
| A large number of emergency vehicles are in attendance and roads surrounding George Square have been closed. | A large number of emergency vehicles are in attendance and roads surrounding George Square have been closed. |
| A Police Scotland spokesman said: "There is an ongoing incident involving a bin lorry on George Square." | A Police Scotland spokesman said: "There is an ongoing incident involving a bin lorry on George Square." |
| A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "Firefighters are in attendance at a serious incident on Queen Street. | |
| "We received a 999 call at 2.30pm reporting a collision and currently have five appliances at the scene. | |
| "Our crews are working alongside other emergency responders to conduct a rescue operation." | |
| Are you in the area? If you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist about the accident please email your comment and contact number to haveyoursay@bbc.co | |
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