A French cyclist has been named as the victim of a horrific road crash involving HGV lorry.
The 22-year-old woman was cycling at the King George V Bridge junction in Broomielaw, Glasgow, at 10am on Friday, January 27 hen the incident took place. Emergency services were scrambled to the scene and, on arrival, the woman was found injured.
She was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where she was sadly pronounced dead a short time later. Officers from Police Scotland have named her as Emma Newman, from Moulineaux, Paris, in France.
Nobody else was injured during the incident. The road was closed for nine and a half hours to allow CID to carry out investigations.
Officers have asked any witnesses, including those with dash-cam footage, to come forward.
Sergeant Paul Mellis said: “Our thoughts are with Emma’s family and friends and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances. I am appealing to anyone who saw what happened and who has not yet spoken to officers to get in touch, particularly if you have dash-cam that could assist with our investigation.”
Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0917 of Friday, 27 January, 2023.
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