Woman killed in taxi crash

Black cab collided with a car in Glasgow in the early hours of Sunday

Published 30th Nov 2015

A taxi passenger has died and another is in a serious condition in hospital following a crash in the east end of Glasgow.

Police said a green Vauxhall Astra was heading west along Edinburgh Road at around 1.30am on Sunday when it was involved in a collision with a black Hackney cab at the traffic lights at Stepps Road and Springboig Road. Emergency services attended but the 57-year-old woman who was travelling in the taxi died at the scene. She will not be named until her relatives have been informed. A 52-year-old man, who was also a passenger in the taxi, was taken by ambulance to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he is said to be in a serious but stable condition. The man driving the taxi, aged 50, is believed to have suffered minor injuries, as did the 20-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall and his 16-year-old female passenger. Police Scotland said a 20-year-old man will be the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal in connection with alleged road traffic offences. Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact officers on the non-emergency number 101.