Tragic accident in Glasgow - Xmas shoppers killed

One cannot imagine awfulness of seeing someone off for a last minute bit of shopping and then the knock on the door.

And a reminder every Christmas for years to come.

A double tragedy for the driver's family, even if he was taken ill as witnesses suggest.
 

What a total shock that would be! Who expects to get killed by a bin motor! And being at Xmas makes it even sadder.
 
According to news reports the daughter of the grandparents (mother of the granddaughter) was there as well. What that poor woman is going through and tormented the rest of her life, I just cannot imagine.
 
It's just the saddest thing to happen at any time but at Christmas to lose anyone especially in such a tragic way is especially heartbreaking.

I know that part of the city centre very well , I was born and raised there...and I used to work in the exact spot where the truck initially mounted the pavement, and killed the first people before careering further up the road and crashing into the hotel at the T-Junction!!

I was reading comment on another forum, and I could barely believe that a debate has broken out of all things as to whether the victims should have been named!! good grief!!
 
I agree Phoenix, sometimes you have to to believe that fate comes into play .Apprently the 4 were walking up Queens' street when the mother stopped at the cashpoint for a minute and her parents and daughter strolled on in front...that's when the lorry hit them and all except for the mother who stood helplessly watching them have their lives wiped out in front of her eyes. I think it would be enough for most of us to lose our minds!!
 
This was a really terrible accident.

I am proud of my fellow countryfolk who didn't run away
or stand and stare at the dead, they got down on their
knees and tried to help the injured.

In many other places that I have been to, passers by
would have stepped over the fallen.

Mike.
 
hollydolly said:
I agree Phoenix, sometimes you have to to believe that fate comes into play .Apprently the 4 were walking up Queens' street when the mother stopped at the cashpoint for a minute and her parents and daughter strolled on in front...that's when the lorry hit them and all except for the mother who stood helplessly watching them have their lives wiped out in front of her eyes. I think it would be enough for most of us to lose our minds!!
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That would drive me round the twist to be in her position!
 
hollydolly said:
When this tragedy happened the helicopter crash last year came straight into my mind!!
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I thought of that as well. Glaswegians don't run away from danger. They can be proud of how they react in these situations.

My husband was born and raised in Glasgow and he doesn't flinch in an emergency.
 
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