Three people in hospital after taxi hits pedestrians

Three radical person been taken to infirmary by ambulance aft a taxi struck a radical of pedestrians successful Glasgow metropolis centre.

Police said the collision, which progressive a achromatic cab, happened astatine astir 13:50 connected the city's Union Street.

The occurrence work was besides called to assistance astatine the scene, astatine the junction with Gordon Street.

Road closures are successful spot and radical are being asked to debar the area.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Around 1.50pm, we attended a study of a clang involving a taxi and 3 pedestrians connected Union Street, astatine the junction with Gordon Street, successful Glasgow City Centre.

"Three radical were taken by ambulance to infirmary and 1 idiosyncratic made their mode from the scene.

"There are roadworthy closures successful spot connected Union Street, Renfield Street and St Vincent Street. Gordon Street is unfastened to pedestrians only."

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We received a telephone astatine 1.55pm to assistance partners astatine Union Street successful Glasgow.

"Operations power mobilised 2 appliances and a specializer assets to the scene.

"We person present near the incident."