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Old 22-12-2014, 16:25
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So sad
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:26
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Good to see the ***** posts have been removed.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:27
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Our nephew is in Cumnock, Ayrshire, for Christmas with his Scots wife's family.
I called his wife 10 minutes ago, and she said that they went into Glaasgow, and were in Queen St. on Saturday, both she and I are thinking of all those involved in this terrible thing.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:27
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Some families are going to receive some terrible news shortly, it's bringing tears to my eyes.
Yes. At work, at home, getting no answers from mobiles, or even unaware. Their pain just beginning.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:27
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If the driver of the lorry hasnt died from the heart attack, someone will have to tell him when he comes round/gets better what happened. I wouldnt want to be the one to tell him.
Where did you hear he had a heart attack? The news is just saying he took ill

The spokesman on Sky News a couple of minutes ago said it was not thought to be a criminal incident.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:28
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Turned to BBC instead of Sky and to be fair the news anchor is being just as probing and they have a guy who witnessed it talking and he said he didn't want to describe things too much but said that he could tell numerous bodies were too badly injured to be alive

Poor bloke, he saw people crying, screaming and panicking - really do we need to know all this! Is this really appropriate for the news to be broadcasting!
Details being released are too graphic, imho. Some families won't be aware their loved ones are involved
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:28
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If it is a heart attack I think we'll need to have a think about certain people being allowed to drive on our roads.

Anyone with a heart condition or who is overweight could be at danger of being banned for the safety of others.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:29
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After seeing the distance from where the first person was hit, I'm saying this was no accident.
Why do you say that? Police believe it was an accident.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:30
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If it is a heart attack I think we'll need to have a think about certain people being allowed to drive on our roads.

Anyone with a heart condition or who is overweight could be at danger of being banned for the safety of others.

Thats 99% of taxi drivers then
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:30
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Details being released are too graphic, imho. Some families won't be aware their loved ones are involved
Indeed. I just edited my post as I think the quote from the witness that I posted was too graphic. TBH we can use our imaginations about how bad it would be
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:30
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[quote=Ruthus;76144422]If it is a heart attack I think we'll need to have a think about certain people being allowed to drive on our roads.

Anyone with a heart condition or who is overweight could be at danger of being banned for the safety of others.[/QUOTE]

as tragic as this incident is, that is a knee jerk reaction to something that is thankfully quite rare
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:30
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Why do you say that? Police believe it was an accident.
Go on google maps and look how far it went.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:31
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If it is a heart attack I think we'll need to have a think about certain people being allowed to drive on our roads.

Anyone with a heart condition or who is overweight could be at danger of being banned for the safety of others.
You don't necessarily have to be overweight or have a known heart condition to suffer a heart attack. Many fit people have died through undiagnosed heart problems.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:31
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If it is a heart attack I think we'll need to have a think about certain people being allowed to drive on our roads.

Anyone with a heart condition or who is overweight could be at danger of being banned for the safety of others.
Really? Lets just wrap everyone up in cotton wool at birth until they die then
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:31
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If it is a heart attack I think we'll need to have a think about certain people being allowed to drive on our roads.

Anyone with a heart condition or who is overweight could be at danger of being banned for the safety of others.
One word-kneejerk.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:32
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Go on google maps and look how far it went.
Yep lets trust the guy sitting at home looking at Google maps rather than the emergency services actually at the scene....
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:33
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If it is a heart attack I think we'll need to have a think about certain people being allowed to drive on our roads.

Anyone with a heart condition or who is overweight could be at danger of being banned for the safety of others.
Oh for heaven's sake, my OH has had 3 heart attacks and is allowed to drive. We can't ban people from driving because they could potentially cause an accident - pretty much anyone could take ill at the wheel.

I think in the future it will be irrelevant anyway as cars will be more automated.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:34
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Sounds like a few posters have been smoking too much crack
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:35
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the drivers still alive.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:35
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If it is a heart attack I think we'll need to have a think about certain people being allowed to drive on our roads.

Anyone with a heart condition or who is overweight could be at danger of being banned for the safety of others.
Who said the driver was overweight or had a heart condition ? Heart attacks happen to healthy people sometimes . A friend of my brothers kept him self fit and ate healthily he died of a massive heart attack ..
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:35
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Thats 99% of taxi drivers then
And bus drivers, and lorry drivers etc
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:35
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If it is a heart attack I think we'll need to have a think about certain people being allowed to drive on our roads.

Anyone with a heart condition or who is overweight could be at danger of being banned for the safety of others.[/QUOTE]

as tragic as this incident is, that is a new jerk reaction to something that is thankfully quite rare
There is a little bit of truth in this, I have worked on the railways a good few years and I see a lot of obese blokes get regularly tested to make sure they can hear and see well enough to be safe on the tracks but never get checked for heart health. cholestrol levels or anything related to their obesity! And of course while they get food expenses, they frequent KFC's and greasy spoons all the more
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:36
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The pictures look horrific, poor people ..just days before Christmas
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:36
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Good to see the ***** posts have been removed.
Agreed. The mods have acted very quickly in this instance and with good reason.
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Old 22-12-2014, 16:36
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Go on google maps and look how far it went.
Sorry, but as a Glaswegian I can tell you the distance between the Museum of Modern Art and the Station is not that far. Couple of hundred meters and a straight road - what is being said by the people on site is perfectly reasonable
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