Glasgow Govanhill bin lorry ploughs through resident's fence as police rush to scene
A Glasgow City Council bin lorry has been pulled from the garden of a Govanhill tenement after crashing through a fence.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident on Ardbeg Street at around 1.35pm on Tuesday, October 1. There were no reported in injuries following the incident.
It is understood the council lorry has since been recovered. Images from the scene show the waste vehicle sitting close to the tenement wall.
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A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: "Police are investigating the incident and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."
A Police Scotland spokesperson added: "Around 1.35pm on Tuesday, 1 October, 2024, we were called to report of a road crash involving a bin lorry and a fence in Ardbeg Street, Glasgow. Officers attended and there were no reports of injuries.
"The vehicle has been recovered."
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