Car crashes into Clarkston pharmacy as police and fire crews tape off scene

A car has careered into an East Renfrewshire pharmacy sparking a huge emergency response.

Police and fire crews were called to Well Pharmacy in Clarkston following reports of a 'road traffic collision' in Eaglesham Road on Monday. The alarm was raised not long before 4.30pm.

Images shared with Glasgow Live show one blue car that has crashed into one window and the main door. The window appears to be completely destroyed with glass shattered across the pavement.

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Fire crews were called to the scene at around 4.30pm on August 22. (HANDOUT)

The front half of the car is entirely in the pharmacy while the back ends juts out onto the pavement. Locals watch on as the area is sealed off with what appears to be police tape.

SFRS chiefs confirmed that two appliances were sent to the scene, one of which can be spotted in the photographs. The crash took place in a car parking area in the centre of Clarkston.

It is not known if anyone has been injured. The cause of the crash has not yet been disclosed.

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A SFRS spokeswoman told Glasgow Live: "We are in attendance at Eaglesham Road, Clarkston following reports of a road traffic collision. We received a call at 4.25pm.

"This is a police matter we have no more information to provide at this stage."

A Police Scotland spokeswoman told Glasgow Live: "At around 4.25pm on Monday, August 22 police were called to a report of a road crash on Eaglesham Road, Clarkston where a car has struck a building. Officers are at the scene."

The Scottish Ambulance Service was contacted for comment.

Fire crews at the scene. (HANDOUT)

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