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| Male pedestrian hit by 'runaway' bus in Glasgow city centre | Male pedestrian hit by 'runaway' bus in Glasgow city centre |
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| Police are attending an incident in which eyewitnesses say a bus without a driver on board crashed into a man in Glasgow city centre. | Police are attending an incident in which eyewitnesses say a bus without a driver on board crashed into a man in Glasgow city centre. |
| Renfield Street is closed in the vicinity of West George Street and St Vincent Street as officers investigate the incident. | Renfield Street is closed in the vicinity of West George Street and St Vincent Street as officers investigate the incident. |
| It has been confirmed that the crash happened at about 15:45 and that one man had been injured. | It has been confirmed that the crash happened at about 15:45 and that one man had been injured. |
| A Police Scotland spokeswoman said officers were on the scene. | A Police Scotland spokeswoman said officers were on the scene. |
| She said: "Around 3.45pm police received a report of a bus having struck a male pedestrian on Renfield Street near to West Regent Street. | |
| "Emergency services are in attendance and inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the incident." | |
| 'It hit four buses' | |
| Paul McNamee, editor of the Big Issue in Scotland, was walking on Renfield Street when the crash occurred. | Paul McNamee, editor of the Big Issue in Scotland, was walking on Renfield Street when the crash occurred. |
| He told the BBC: "There didn't appear to be anyone on the runaway bus. | He told the BBC: "There didn't appear to be anyone on the runaway bus. |
| "It then collided with a single decker. | "It then collided with a single decker. |
| "It hit four buses and then sent one into a fifth. | "It hit four buses and then sent one into a fifth. |
| "I didn't see anyone jump off - it appears the emergency doors sprang open with the collision." | "I didn't see anyone jump off - it appears the emergency doors sprang open with the collision." |
| Muhammad Sultan, manager of Charcoals Indian Restaurant, adjacent to the scene of the crash, told BBC: "Customers were sitting here and I was standing having a chat when I heard a noise, a bang. | |
| "The bus came from behind. People were trying to run out, they were all shocked and didn't realise what had happened. | |
| "They opened the fire exit doors to get out - the front doors wouldn't open. | |
| "There were children crying, I went over to try and offer them some help." |