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The driver of a runaway bin lorry which killed six people has left hospital.The driver of a runaway bin lorry which killed six people has left hospital.
The 57-year-old council employee was discharged on Monday after two weeks of treatment.The 57-year-old council employee was discharged on Monday after two weeks of treatment.
A 14-year-old girl and woman aged 64 remain under doctors’ care after the tragedy in Glasgow on 22 December.A 14-year-old girl and woman aged 64 remain under doctors’ care after the tragedy in Glasgow on 22 December.
Police are investigating what caused the driver to lose control of the refuse truck and plough into shoppers on Queen Street before crashing into the side of a hotel in George Square.Police are investigating what caused the driver to lose control of the refuse truck and plough into shoppers on Queen Street before crashing into the side of a hotel in George Square.
A full report into the incident will be submitted to the Crown Office by the end of the month.A full report into the incident will be submitted to the Crown Office by the end of the month.
The justice secretary, Michael Matheson, said: “I have been advised that the crown will consider that report and by the end of February will provide further details as to the timescale for any further investigations that may be required.”The justice secretary, Michael Matheson, said: “I have been advised that the crown will consider that report and by the end of February will provide further details as to the timescale for any further investigations that may be required.”
A 64-year-old woman is the only casualty remaining in hospital. She is said to be in a stable condition at the Royal Infirmary.
Teenager Alix Stewart, a third-year pupil at Gryffe High School in Houston, Renfrewshire, is understood to have been discharged on Tuesday.
The 14-year-old had gone to meet friends when she was hit by the lorry and dragged along Queen Street, suffering broken bones, kidney and liver damage, and a severe injury to her ear.
Erin McQuade, 18, and her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68, and his 69-year-old wife Lorraine, all from Dumbarton, died in the accident.
Primary school teacher Stephenie Tait, 29, and tax worker Jacqueline Morton, 51, both from Glasgow, and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh, were also killed when the truck mounted the pavement before crashing into the side of the Millennium Hotel.