SKY News reporting 6 dead after lorry crash in Glasgow

[clippedgull]

http://news.sky.com/story/1396275/bin-lorry-crashes-into-shoppers-six-dead

Police are dealing with a "serious incident" in Glasgow where a bin lorry is understood to have crashed into a group of pedestrians.

Sky sources are reporting two people died (update 6 dead) after the lorry mounted the pavement and crashed into the side of the Millenium Hotel in George Square.

The Daily Record newspaper says the accident happened as a crowd of Christmas shoppers were waiting to cross the road outside Queen Street station.

 

[seagully]

Incredibly sad-at least 6 people out Christmas shopping who won't be returning home tonight.

 

[Biscuit]

How tragic. :-( Puts everything into perspective,

I stayed in the Millenium Hotel only a few months ago,

 

[The Spanish]

was due down there this afternoon shopping and a few pints. awful i feel terrible for them.

people are saying the driver had a heart attack.

 

[vegster]

Awful news, poor devils. Wasn't it about a year back that there was the helicopter crash in the roof of the pub in Glasgow ?

 

[franks brother]

Hi probability of this being a terrorist attack I think.......(hope not)..... there has been a lot of this type of thing in Israel .

 

[The Spanish]

Awful news, poor devils. Wasn't it about a year back that there was the helicopter crash in the roof if the pub in Glasgow ?

yeah exactly

 

[The Spanish]

Hi probability of this being a terrorist attack I think.......(hope not)..... there has been a lot of this type of thing in Israel .

no its not mate its an accident.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Sounds like an horrific incident.

 

[Albion 4ever]

Police just said it travelled 300m along the pavement at high speed, so sadly, I can only see the fatality count rising. An eye witness also said it struck a mother and buggy. So sad.

 

[clippedgull]

Police just said it travelled 300m along the pavement at high speed, so sadly, I can only see the fatality count rising. An eye witness also said it struck a mother and buggy. So sad.

Yes. Very grim news.

A woman who witnessed the entire event told Sky News: "The only way the lorry stopped was actually hitting the building."

Sky correspondent James Matthews who is at the scene asked the witness to tell him about the people on the pavement who had been hit.

The distressed woman said: "I can’t do that."

She went on to say: "When something is coming up behind them like that, how can they run out of the way? There was noise and bangs and screams…

"There was a baby in a buggy. There were actually two little kids. It was just horrific."

 

[Thunder Bolt]

This is horrific news at any time of the year but a few days before Christmas is dreadful. Those poor families, my heart goes out to them.

 

[Silent Bob]

Police just said it travelled 300m along the pavement at high speed, so sadly, I can only see the fatality count rising. An eye witness also said it struck a mother and buggy. So sad.

Truly awful.

 

[The Spanish]

This is horrific news at any time of the year but a few days before Christmas is dreadful. Those poor families, my heart goes out to them.

There's a big funfair on george square the place was rammed with mums and kids today not a few yards away.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Police have confirmed 6 dead so far.

 

[topbanana36]

Devastating, really hope a tragic accident.

 

[carteater]

very, very sad, and 3 days before christmas too .

R.I.P

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Devastating, really hope a tragic accident.

An eye witness reported seeing the driver slumped over the wheel. He has been taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack.

 

[surrey jim]

Very sad, a tragic accident it sounds.

 

[sir albion]

Terrible news