Seven pedestrians in hospital after Bearsden road crash

Manse Road, Bearsden
Author: Niall MurrayPublished 27th Dec 2019
Last updated 27th Dec 2019

A woman is in a critical condition and three other people remain seriously injured after seven pedestrians were hit by a car on Boxing Day.

The crash happened in Manse Road in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, at around 4.50pm on Thursday.

The incident saw a grey Land Rover collide with a group of people.

The seven casualties were taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, and a 60-year-old woman is in a critical condition with a serious head injury.

Two women aged 21 and 65 and a 15-year-old boy are in a serious but stable condition.

Another two women, aged 45 and 52, and a 50-year-old man suffered minor injuries.

The 64-year-old female driver of the Land Rover was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary as a precaution.

Inspector William Graham, of the Road Policing Unit, said: "We're keen to establish the full circumstances and are looking for people to contact us who have any relevant information about this incident.

"We're appealing for anyone who might have witnessed this incident or saw the grey Land Rover just before the incident happened to contact us.''

Police said the Land Rover also hit a parked vehicle during the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2520 of December 26.

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