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A section of a busy Glasgow shopping street has been cordoned off by the emergency services after two people were hit by a bus and became trapped underneath.A section of a busy Glasgow shopping street has been cordoned off by the emergency services after two people were hit by a bus and became trapped underneath.
The incident happened at about 2.30pm on Friday at the corner of Queen Street and Argyle Street in the city centre.The incident happened at about 2.30pm on Friday at the corner of Queen Street and Argyle Street in the city centre.
Police and ambulance crews and a number of fire engines were on the scene. It is understood a man and a woman suffered very serious injuries and were taken by ambulance to Glasgow Royal infirmary. Police and ambulance crews and a number of fire engines were at the scene. It is understood a man and a woman sustained very serious injuries and were taken by ambulance to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We received a report about 2.30pm that two people had been struck by a bus at the corner of Queen Street and Argyle Street in Glasgow. Emergency services are on the scene. Police did not comment on reports that at least one person was trapped under the bus.
“The road is closed with diversions in place.” The Scottish fire and rescue service said up to 25 firefighters were at the scene. A spokesman added:“The firefighters, who were working closely with paramedics and doctors, used airbags to release two people from beneath a bus.”
Police did not comment on reports that at least one person was trapped underneath the bus.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it had up to 25 firefighters on the scene, who used airbags to release two people from underneath the bus.
A spokesman said: “Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crews attended an incident in Queen Street in Glasgow city centre following a call from ambulance control around 2.35pm.
“Four appliances from Calton and Cowcaddens community fire stations attended the incident along with a heavy rescue vehicle from Easterhouse. The firefighters, who were working closely with paramedics and doctors, used airbags to release two people from beneath a bus.
“Both casualties were taken to Glasgow Royal infirmary by ambulance.”
A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said they had “a number of ambulance crews” on the scene as well as a special operations team and a trauma team.