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Holly Lennon

Cyclist pronounced dead after crash involving lorry in Glasgow city centre

A cyclist has died after being involved in a collision with a lorry in Glasgow city centre on Friday morning.

Emergency services were called to Broomielaw around 10.10am following reports of the crash.

One casualty was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital but was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.

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Police cordoned off a section of the Broomielaw at the junction with Oswald Street while carrying out investigations into the crash. The road was closed for around nine hours but has since reopened.

No further details on the cyclist have been released.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called around 10.10am on Friday, 27 January, to a report of a crash on Broomielaw, Glasgow, involving a cyclist and a HGV.

“Emergency services attended and the cyclist was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital by ambulance and was pronounced dead a short time later.

“The road was closed and re-opened around 7.25pm.

"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances."

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