VIDEO: Clutha To Reopen With Tribute To Crash Victims

The Clutha bar in Glasgow is set to reopen after the helicopter crash in 2013 which killed 10 people.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to be one of the first people through the doors of the pub, which has been closed for 20 months after a police helicopter crashed through its roof.

Guests, who will pay tribute to those who lost their lives on November 29 2013, are also expected to include relatives of those killed, survivors and emergency service workers.

The bar's owner Alan Crossan said he is reopening the venue with "mixed emotions''.

Our reporter Lizzie Parker has this report from the Clutha:

The interior of the old bar where the helicopter crashed remains sealed off, but a new bar has been erected in a former smoking area. Outside the pub, a mural depicts famous customers and those with links to the area.

Speaking earlier this year, Ms Sturgeon described the reopening as a "major landmark'' in the recovery of the city and its people.

"The tragedy impacted on everyone in the city and across the country,'' she said.

"However, tragedies do not define people, cities or countries - they are defined by how we respond, how we endure and how we recover.''

Pilot David Traill, who was attached to the Police Scotland air support unit, and police constables Tony Collins and Kirsty Nelis were killed when the Eurocopter EC 135 crashed on to the building.

Those killed in the pub were John McGarrigle, Mark O'Prey, Gary Arthur, Colin Gibson, Robert Jenkins and Samuel McGhee. Joe Cusker was pulled from the wreckage alive but later died in hospital.

An initial report said the aircraft suffered engine failure.

The final conclusions of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch are expected to be released imminently.