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| 'Person trapped' as car plunges into River Clyde | 'Person trapped' as car plunges into River Clyde |
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| Emergency services believe one person is trapped after a car plunged into the River Clyde near Glasgow. | Emergency services believe one person is trapped after a car plunged into the River Clyde near Glasgow. |
| The incident happened on Lapwing Road, next to the Braehead shopping centre in Renfrew, at about 13:20. | The incident happened on Lapwing Road, next to the Braehead shopping centre in Renfrew, at about 13:20. |
| Divers have been deployed at the scene, and a coastguard helicopter was hovering overhead but has since landed nearby. | Divers have been deployed at the scene, and a coastguard helicopter was hovering overhead but has since landed nearby. |
| A hole could be seen in a safety fence where the vehicle crashed through and into the river. | |
| The site is close to a large housing block, and a crowd has gathered at the police cordon. | |
| The car, which is understood to have one person in it, was seen driving "at speed" and clipping another two cars before breaching the metal fence and entering the water. | |
| One resident who asked not to be named said: "I heard a loud noise and minutes later there were police everywhere then the helicopter arrived. | |
| "I heard that it was a woman driving alone." | |
| Fire, ambulance and coastguard crews were also called to the scene, but are now appearing to leave. | |
| 'Quick search' | |
| A coastguard spokesman said earlier: "We received reports of a vehicle in the water with a person trapped. | |
| "We have two rescue teams at the scene - Helensburgh and Greenock as well as as a coastguard senior officer and the HM coastguard helicopter from Glasgow as well as police, ambulance and fire. | |
| "The helicopter was on scene and did a quick search and went and picked up divers. There's now divers at the scene trying to rescue the person that's trapped." |