Elderly man dies from road collision in Glasgow

    An elderly man has died following a road collision in Glasgow.

    Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident in Ibrox.

    At around 9:20pm on Wednesday 19 April 2017, 79 year-old David Spence was crossing Paisley Road West when it appears he fell on to the road and was then struck by a silver Nissan Note.

    He was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he died a short time later.

    The male driver of the Nissan Note was not injured.

    Sergeant Kenneth Canavan, of Greater Glasgow Road Policing Unit, said: “Members of the public, including a passing paramedic, stopped to assist and Mr Spence was taken to hospital but unfortunately he died. I would ask that anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident to contact police.”

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