Woman dies after quad bike mounts kerb in Glasgow

14 July 2019, 12:57 | Updated: 14 July 2019, 13:00

A 75 year old woman's died after being hit by a quad bike in the Knightswood area of Glasgow.

The 75 year old woman was walking along Millbrix Avenue at around 3.10pm yesterday (Saturday) when a red Honda quad bike mounted the kerb.

Emergency services were called out but the woman died at the scene.

A 23 year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident and released pending further enquiries.

Sergeant Nikki Taylor, Glasgow Road Policing Unit, said:

''We are appealing for anyone who may have been in the Knightswood area yesterday afternoon and saw a quad bike being driven so we can establish exactly what happened here.

''We know there was a white van in the street at the time of the incident and we would appeal to the driver to get in touch as they may have vital information.

''You may also have dash-cam or home CCTV that can help us, please look back. We urge you to get in touch.''

Anyone with any information should contact Police via 101, quoting incident number 2717 of Saturday 13 July 2019. Alternatively you can contact CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111 where information can be given in confidence.