A MAN is in hospital with lifethreatening injuries following a crash involving an HGV and an escooter in Glasgow. Emergency services responded to the scene on Paisley Road West between the junctions of Corkerhill Road and Dunellan Street after the alarm was raised at around 11am on Friday. The escooter rider was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital by ambulance for treatment. Medical staff have described his injuries as lifethreatening. The road was closed for around four hours as police carried out enquiries. Sergeant Jack Swindells said: This collision occurred on a busy road in the middle of the day, and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed what happened to please come forward. If you have any relevant dashcam footage or private CCTV that could assist our investigation or saw an escooter in the area prior to the crash, please contact us. . Information can be passed on by contacting police via 101, quoting incident number 1014 of July 5, 2024. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not premoderate or monitor readers comments appearing on our websites, but we do postmoderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. Post moderation is undertaken fulltime 9am6pm on weekdays, and on a parttime basis outwith those hours. Last Updated:. Are you sure you want to delete this comment?. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then pleasecontact the editor here. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you cancontact IPSO here. 20012024.Newsquest Media Group Ltd, 1st Floor, Chartist Tower, Upper Dock Street, Newport, Wales, NP20 1DW  01676637 . Data returned from the Piano 'meterActivemeterExpired' callbackevent. Those ads you do see are predominantly fromlocal businessespromotinglocal services. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience thelocal community. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.
An escooter rider in Glasgow is in critical condition after a crash with an HGV on Paisley Road West. The incident occurred in broad daylight, prompting appeals for witnesses and any relevant footage to assist the investigation. The road was closed for four hours as police conducted inquiries.