Appeal following fatal road crash on Broomielaw, Glasgow

Road policing officers are appealing for information following a fatal crash on Broomielaw, Glasgow, on Friday, 27 January, 2023.

The incident happened at the junction with the King George V Bridge around 10.10am and involved a cyclist and a HGV.

Emergency services attended and the cyclist, a 22-year-old woman, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where she died a short time later.

She can be named as Emma Newman, from Moulineaux, Paris, in France.

No one else was injured and the road was closed to allow for crash investigation work. It re-opened around 7.25pm.

Sergeant Paul Mellis said: “Our thoughts are with Emma’s family and friends and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

“I am appealing to anyone who saw what happened and who has not yet spoken to officers to get in touch, particularly if you have dash-cam that could assist with our investigation.”

Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0917 of Friday, 27 January, 2023.