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A double-decker bus has crashed in Glasgow city centre, ploughing into a number of other buses and cars. The incident happened in the city’s Renfield Street just before 4pm on Monday. Police said one person was hit. A “runaway” bus has caused chaos in Glasgow city centre, ploughing into other vehicles and leaving a pedestrian injured
The bus that crashed is understood to have been empty at the time. Emergency services were at the scene and the street was closed. Witness Arran Watkins said he saw the driver get out of the vehicle, which is understood to have been empty, to visit a newsagents and then chase after it when it started to roll. The incident happened in Renfield Street, between West George Street and St Vincent Street, just before 4pm on Monday.
The journalist Paul McNamee witnessed the incident. Watkins, managing director of AW Painters and Decorators, said: “When a bus stops it normally makes a hissing noise and then it lowers itself, but in this case the bus didn’t do that.
He said it appeared three cars had been badly damaged, as well as five buses. “The driver ran into a newsagents and the bus started rolling down the hill. He chased after it, but the bus hit a blue Renault Twingo, which was then smashed forward and hit a pedestrian. He was about 18 years old. Another pedestrian gave him first aid and then the emergency services turned up. The boy was lying on the ground and he was still conscious from what I could see.”
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Around 15.45 hours, police received a report of a bus having struck a male pedestrian on Renfield Street near to West George Street, Glasgow. Watkins said he initially feared it was a terror attack. He added: “It looked like the lorry incident in Nice. The emergency services were quite quick in responding to the incident. It [the driverless bus] also hit a bus waiting at the traffic lights and that one went into other buses. They are fairly squished and compacted together. There were passengers on the other buses. I saw the passengers coming out holding their necks, so there will probably be some other minor injuries.”
“Emergency services are at the scene and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident.” Police said one pedestrian had been injured. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 3.45pm, police received a report of a bus having struck a male pedestrian on Renfield Street near to West George Street, Glasgow. Emergency services are at the scene and inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident.”
Renfield Street was initially closed, leading to congestion in the city centre, but it was later reopened.