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Six feared dead after Glasgow garbage truck loses control

By Amy R. Connolly
A rubbish truck slammed into pedestrians near George Square in Glasgow, Scotland. A statue in George Square was covered in the Scottish flag in September. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI
A rubbish truck slammed into pedestrians near George Square in Glasgow, Scotland. A statue in George Square was covered in the Scottish flag in September. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo

GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- At least six people were killed and seven others seriously injured when a garbage truck jumped a curb as Christmas shoppers and office workers hurried along the sidewalks in the busy city center.

The garbage truck appeared to hit the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Scotland's second largest city before continuing to George Square. It crashed at the Millennium Hotel on Queen Street in the Glasgow city center, Police Scotland said.

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Police Scotland declared the crash a major incident and said the number of injured and killed could rise. Witnesses told the Daily Record that the truck plowed into the crowd as they waited for a city bus.

It is unclear what caused the crash.

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