Elderly man dies after being hit by a bus in Glasgow
The 73-year-old was struck at the junction of Fenwick Road and Orchard Drive
An elderly man has been killed after he was hit by a bus in Glasgow
The 73-year-old man was crossing Orchard Drive, at its junction with Fenwick Road, just before 5pm on Friday when he was struck.
Emergency services raced to the scene but the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The 24-uear-old bus driver was uninjured.
Sergeant Adnan Alam said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who died at this very difficult time.
“Our enquiries into circumstances are continuing. This is a busy road and we would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash, who has not yet spoken to officers to please contact us. I am also keen to speak to any drivers who have dash-cam footage that may assist.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact 101 with incident number 3030 of 1 September.