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Fahad Tariq

Mystery woman fights for life in Glasgow hospital after being critically injured in crash

The identity of a woman fighting for her life in a Glasgow hospital remains a mystery, days after she was was seriously injured by a car.

The pedestrian, believed to be aged between 50 and 60-years-old, was involved in a collision with a grey VW Tiguan at around 8.15pm on Thursday, February 2.

The crash took place on Elmbank Street at its junction with St Vincent Street and the road was closed for several hours to allow crash scene investigators to conduct their enquiries.

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Emergency services attended and the woman, who has not yet been identified, was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where medical staff describe her condition as critical. The driver of the car, a 57-year-old man, was uninjured.

Extensive enquiries are ongoing to identify the injured woman and notify her family.

Sergeant James Crawford, of the Road Policing Unit in Glasgow, said: “It is imperative we find out who this woman is so we can contact her family and let them know what has happened.

“She is aged between 50-60 years old, has shoulder length brown hair which was tied back and she was wearing a long cream coloured jacket with a large fur hood. She was also wearing blue jeans and brown boots.

“She walked with a clear limp to her left leg and we believe she may be from the local area.

“I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time of the crash to contact officers with any information they may have which could assist our investigation, or who can help us identify the woman involved.

“In particular, I would ask members of the public who were in the area with dash-cam footage to please check their footage as it could assist in our investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3467 of 2 February,

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