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Driver trapped in car after crashing into river Clyde Body recovered from car that crashed into river Clyde
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Police divers are attempting to save a person trapped in a vehicle that crashed into the river Clyde in Renfrew, Scotland. A body has been recovered after a car plunged into the river Clyde, sources say. Police divers had been trying to rescue a person trapped inside the vehicle that entered the river in Renfrew, Scotland.
The car was seen driving at speed and clipping two other vehicles before breaching a metal fence and entering the water.The car was seen driving at speed and clipping two other vehicles before breaching a 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.” 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.”
The incident happened near Lapwing Road at about 1.20pm. The incident happened near Lapwing Road, close to the Intu Braehead shopping centre, at about 1.20pm.
Divers have been deployed at the scene, which is close to the Intu Braehead shopping centre. Before the body was recovered, a coastguard spokesman said: “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.
A coastguard spokesman said: “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.”
“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.” A small crowd of people had gathered near the scene, a residential area.
A small crowd of people have gathered near the scene, a residential area close to the shopping centre.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “An operation is currently under way after emergency services received a report of a vehicle entering the iver Clyde in Renfrew at around 1.20pm on Thursday.”