Man dies after being hit by bus in Glasgow's west end in early hours tragedy

A man has died after being hit by a bus on a busy Glasgow street in the early hours of this morning.

Emergency services raced to Argyle Street, near to Gray Street, in the west end at around 12.05am, after reports of a person being knocked down. The 39-year-old pedestrian was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.

The 44-year-old male driver of the Volvo bus and the passengers onboard were uninjured. The street was locked down whilst investigations were carried out.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene (Glasgow Live)

Sergeant Nicholas Twigg from the Divisional Road Policing Unit at Govan said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who has died. We are carrying out enquiries to establish the circumstances and the cause of the crash.

“I would urge any witnesses, or anyone with information or personal footage that may assist our investigation to contact 101 quoting reference number 0008 of June 5.”

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