Three injured in serious incident after taxi plows into shoppers on busy Glasgow street

Three people were taken to hospital after a taxi plowed into a group of shoppers in a horrific incident on one of Scotland's busiest streets.

The black taxi, which had come from Gordon Street outside Glasgow Central Station, appeared to climb the pavement before hitting four pedestrians.

Three people were injured and taken to hospital, while a fourth person left the scene after escaping uninjured.

It is understood the group were waiting to cross the road when the taxi lost control and hit them near the window of the Tesco Express, next to Union Street, at around 2pm.

An eyewitness who observed the scene told us that a woman appeared to have a “head injury” and “quite a bit of blood” was visible.

Three people were injured and taken to hospital

Emergency services quickly cordoned off the area outside Tesco Express on Union Street

The area was full of shoppers, but police and emergency services quickly cordoned off the area.

Gordon Street, Union Street, Renfield Street and St Vincent Street were all closed.

Police officers could be seen diverting oncoming traffic from the area as the public looked on in shock.

The taxi driver was also seen at the front of the car at around 2.30pm, while the pedestrians on the ground were treated by emergency services.

Another witness said: “It looked like the driver may have hit the woman into the window.” It didn't look good.

A Police Scotland statement said: “At around 1.50pm we heard a report of an accident involving a taxi and three pedestrians on Union Street, at the junction with Gordon Street in Glasgow city centre.”

“Three people were taken to hospital by ambulance and one person fled the scene.”

As the story unfolded, many posted online expressing their support and concern for those involved.

One woman said: “There was chaos on the roads as diversions were put in place. “I hope everyone who was injured is OK.”

Another viewer said: “It was treated as a very serious incident, with a police incident commander on scene, and people were quite shocked at what was happening right in front of them.”

“Everyone hopes that the injured will recover.”