Serious road crash – Midland Street, Glasgow City Centre

Police are appealing for witnesses following a road crash in Glasgow City Centre in which a man was seriously injured.

Around 1.45 pm on Saturday, 20 August, 2022, police and emergency services were called to a road crash involving a bus and pedestrian on Midland Street at its junction with Jamaica Street.

The pedestrian, a 40-year-old man, was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where medical staff describe his condition as critical.

The driver of the bus was not injured.

Midland Street was reopened around 9pm.

Sergeant Ryan McAuley, Police Scotland Road Policing Unit said:

“The area was quite busy at the time of the crash and I am appealing to anyone who has not yet spoken to police to come forward. I am keen to obtain any dash-cam footage of the crash as well, so if you were in the area at the time and may have captured footage, then please get in touch.”

Information can be passed to officers via 101 quoting reference number 1837 of Saturday, 20 August, 2022.