A woman is fighting for her life in hospital after being 'struck' by a car in Glasgow city centre - just half an hour after a pedestrian died in a similar incident in the same area.
Officers are seeking to identify the injured woman after she was 'hit' by a grey VW Tiguan car at around 8.15pm on Elmbank Street at its junction with St Vincent Street on Thursday, February 2.
Emergency services attended and the woman was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where medical staff describe her condition as critical. The driver of the car, a 57-year-old man, was not hurt.
The victim has still not been identified and extensive enquiries are now underway to find out who she is and notify her family. Cops say she is aged between 35-45 years old, has light brown/blond hair and was wearing a light cream coloured jacket.
It comes after a woman tragically died after being knocked down by a vehicle at around 7.40pm on the same night, just a four-minute walk away on St Vincent Street.
The collision involved two vehicles and a pedestrian. A woman, 28, was arrested in connection with the incident but has been released following enquiries.
The road had to be closed for several hours while crash scene investigators probed the two events, but has since reopened.
Sergeant Chris Hoggans of the Road Policing Department said: “It is imperative we find out who this woman is so we can contact her family and let them know what has happened.
“I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time to contact us with any information they may have relevant to this investigation, or who can help us identify the pedestrian involved.
“In particular, I would ask members of the public with recording devices to please check their images as they could assist in our investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3467 of 2 February, 2023.
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