Lorry Crash in Glasgow City Centre

The Bould Rabbit

Awful sad news. Speculation that the driver of the bin lorry may have had a heart attack.

Sky News reporting at least six fatalities and injuries in double figures.

Thoughts with the families of those who died.

gazzer

Just read about this. Bloody hell. What a tragedy.

Cantona's Collars

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/12/22/2438C8F600000578-0-image-a-128_1419260507838.jpg

coolhull

Sad at any time, but even worse at Christmas.

Such a tragedy. It's just over a year since the helicopter crashed into a pub in Glasgow.

Thoughts are with the families killed and those who have been injured.

DrumSteve

First thoughts are that this is like that bus crash on the quays in dublin a couple of years back, awful stuff.

Right before christmas too... RIP.

The Bould Rabbit

DrumSteve wrote: »

First thoughts are that this is like that bus crash on the quays in dublin a couple of years back, awful stuff.

I thought of Wellington Quay too. Hard to believe that is coming up on 11 years ago.

Xenji

Watching Sky News now, wondering if this may have been deliberate as it travelled quite far up the road and looks to have crashed in an odd manner.

The_Valeyard

Awful way to go.

RIP to the victims and condolences to the families.

Tugboats

what a rubbish way to go:(

keeponhurling

Tugboats wrote: »

what a rubbish way to go:(

that's a very trashy comment...

A Dub in Glasgo

Jesus, I work in an office beside the Copthorne Hotel on George Square. I am off this week for Xmas, terrible news

The One Doctor

No doubt this will be interpreted as an Islamic terrorist plot.

The Bould Rabbit

Xenji wrote: »

Watching Sky News now, wondering if this may have been deliberate as it travelled quite far up the road and looks to have crashed in an odd manner.

I doubt very much there was anything deliberate about this.

If there was malicious intent I reckon the driver would have tried to take out that corner pillar at the entrance to Queen Street Station or rammed into the glass covered terrace at the front of the Millennium Hotel. Both actions would have resulted in potentially far greater damage and loss of life.

Looking at the pictures I think it could have been a lot worse although obviously that is no consolation to anyone right now.

B.A._Baracus

Tugboats wrote: »

what a rubbish way to go:(

keeponhurling wrote: »

that's a very trashy comment...

Come on... There's no need for that.

lilblankdress2

RIP to those who lost their lives. Thoughts are with those injured and all the families and people affected.... thoughts are also with the front line emergency staff... really sad incident

The_Valeyard

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Come on... There's no need for that.

Agreed. People have just died or are dying right now because of this, bit of decorum and respect is the very basic that should offered.

GLaDOS

Folks this is obviously a sensitive thread dealing with a horrible accident, several people dead right before Christmas

Can we keep the cheap jokes out of it please

Use your common sense, otherwise cards and bans will be handed out

The Bould Rabbit

The One Doctor wrote: »

No doubt this will be interpreted as an Islamic terrorist plot.

Only if Islamic terrorists were behind it. Which I doubt.

Although it wouldn't be the first time Glasgow was attacked by Islamic terrorists so it would be understandable for people to jump to such conclusions in the immediate aftermath of something so out of the ordinary like this happening.

Cantona's Collars

Police just said that the driver is in hospital and it's not being treated as a terrorist or deliberate act,they wouldn't give any more info to the reporters on scene.

Specialun

Sky are really struggling to fill the space inbetween more info here

A Dub in Glasgo

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Jesus, I work in an office beside the Copthorne Hotel on George Square. I am off this week for Xmas, terrible news

All it takes is to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Such a sad day

The_Valeyard

zerks wrote: »

Police just said that the driver is in hospital and it's not being treated as a terrorist or deliberate act,they wouldn't give any more info to the reporters on scene.

The poor guy, if it was a heart attack and couldn't control the truck....he has to live with that. Awful situation.

Tugboats

No. 1 One Direction Fan wrote: »

Folks this is obviously a sensitive thread dealing with a horrible accident, several people dead right before Christmas

I think its a horrible thing to happen regardless of the month on the calendar.

Cantona's Collars

Tugboats wrote: »

I think its a horrible thing to happen regardless of the month on the calendar.

Then why joke about it?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Tugboats wrote: »

I think its a horrible thing to happen regardless of the month on the calendar.

Then why the cheap thoughtless gag?

caustic 1

Turned on sky and promptly turned off again. For goodness sake asking anyone dumb enough to answer what they seen, and the more gruesome the better. A woman mentioned a buggy and you could practically hear him salivating at the thought children were injured or worse.

Necro

caustic 1 wrote: »

Turned on sky and promptly turned off again. For goodness sake asking anyone dumb enough to answer what they seen, and the more gruesome the better. A woman mentioned a buggy and you could practically hear him salivating at the thought children were injured or worse.

The lad interviewing people on the street seems particularly callous from what I've heard of him so far

Dunny

Bend over and kiss yer arse goodbye folks. Everything is happening.

razorblunt

Awful, Was just about to grumble about my delayed flight in Edinburgh airport before I read this.

A Dub in Glasgo

caustic 1 wrote: »

Turned on sky and promptly turned off again. For goodness sake asking anyone dumb enough to answer what they seen, and the more gruesome the better. A woman mentioned a buggy and you could practically hear him salivating at the thought children were injured or worse.

Rolling 24 hour news has a lot to answer for

P_1

Thoughts are with the families of the dead. You have to feel for the driver too, sounds like he may have had a heart attack, awful to have that on your conscious.

razorblunt

caustic 1 wrote: »

Turned on sky and promptly turned off again. For goodness sake asking anyone dumb enough to answer what they seen, and the more gruesome the better. A woman mentioned a buggy and you could practically hear him salivating at the thought children were injured or worse.

Went online to see the coverage, they're using videos from folk hanging around the scene, disgusting. Caught myself before I played the video, decided against it and moved on. They really are bottom feeders

caustic 1

razorblunt wrote: »

Went online to see the coverage, they're using videos from folk hanging around the scene, disgusting. Caught myself before I played the video, decided against it and moved on. They really are bottom feeders

It's awful I saw someone flick through pictures on their phone of the incident to the camera, why would you want to capture something so distressing on your phone.

blueser

caustic 1 wrote: »

Turned on sky and promptly turned off again. For goodness sake asking anyone dumb enough to answer what they seen, and the more gruesome the better. A woman mentioned a buggy and you could practically hear him salivating at the thought children were injured or worse.

Sickening, trying to get eyewitnesses to recount the sights they had seen. Gutter journalism.

Miaireland

My thoughts are with the family and friends of those killed and injuried.

I hate the why news stations like Sky report on these incidents. The reporters seem to only care about the story and don't seem to care about the people involved or their families. It sometimes seems that they feel that the higher the death toll, the more dramatic the story and utimately the bigger the tv audience rather than caring about the people who have sadly lost their lives.

Magico Gonzalez

Sad, just all round sad. Horrible day for Glasgow.

Donkey Oaty

Nicola Sturgeon has tweeted: "If you are in city centre, you will be helping emergency services by making contact with relatives to tell them you are ok"

Good idea - they must be inundated with calls from worried people.

Son Of A Vidic

The_Valeyard wrote: »

People have just died or are dying right now because of this, bit of decorum and respect is the very basic that should offered.

Pathetic how a small minority will always stoop so low, desperate for us to click on the thanks button.

Egginacup

This is horrific.

Auldloon

Myself and the Missis were there just this morning, terrible news. One never knows the time or place it can all go wrong.

The Bould Rabbit

The One Doctor wrote: »

No doubt this will be interpreted as an Islamic terrorist plot.

Well it looks like Allah might have something to do with an incident in France this evening with a chilling semblance of what happened in in Glasgow today.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/22/nantes-christmas-market-attack_n_6368094.html

Words fail me.

fryup

this is turning into a dreary xmas....

the siege in sydney, the massacre in pakistan, the double killing in co clare, mass murder in Cairns......and now this, what next??

RIP to all those who died over the past number of days

NotASheeple

The Bould Rabbit wrote: »

Well it looks like Allah might have something to do with an incident in France this evening

But the thing is, Allah had nothing to do with it.

pharmaton

THall04

The Bould Rabbit wrote: »

I doubt very much there was anything deliberate about this.

If there was malicious intent I reckon the driver would have tried to take out that corner pillar at the entrance to Queen Street Station or rammed into the glass covered terrace at the front of the Millennium Hotel. Both actions would have resulted in potentially far greater damage and loss of life.

Looking at the pictures I think it could have been a lot worse although obviously that is no consolation to anyone right now.

Think the driver will still have some tough questions to answer...the crash happened almost at the same location where a bin lorry crash was staged 3 years ago for the opening scene of the movie "World War Z".

When I first heard the news , I though some nutter had tried to re-enact the scene.

Tugboats

fryup wrote: »

this is turning into a dreary xmas....

the siege in sydney, the massacre in pakistan, the double killing in co clare, mass murder in Cairns......and now this, what next??

RIP to all those who died over the past number of days

Clarke Carlisle jumped off a bridge

DarkyHughes

keeponhurling wrote: »

that's a very trashy comment...

No, it's an absolute asshole comment & your as every bit of a stupid asshole as the other asshole. 6 innocent people are dead you brain dead morons.

R.I.P what a horrible tragedy 96 hours before Christmas day

Nib

Tugboats wrote: »

Clarke Carlisle jumped off a bridge

He was hit by a lorry.

Tugboats

Nib wrote: »

He was hit by a lorry.

After jumping from the bridge

pharmaton

THall04 wrote: »

Think the driver will still have some tough questions to answer...the crash happened almost exactly at the same location where a bin lorry crash was staged 3 years ago for the opening scene of the movie "World War Z".

When I first heard the news , I though some nutter had tried to re-enact the scene.

was just reading about that, freaky stuff