GLASGOW

A taxi passenger has died and another is in a serious condition in hospital following a crash in the east end of Glasgow.

Police said a green Vauxhall Astra was heading west along Edinburgh Road at around 1.30am on Sunday when it was involved in a collision with a black Hackney cab at the traffic lights at Stepps Road and Springboig Road.

Emergency services attended but the 57-year-old woman who was travelling in the taxi died at the scene. She will not be named until her relatives have been informed.

A 52-year-old man, who was also a passenger in the taxi, was taken by ambulance to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he is said to be in a serious but stable condition.

The man driving the taxi, aged 50, is believed to have suffered minor injuries, as did the 20-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall and his 16-year-old female passenger.

Police Scotland said a 20-year-old man will be the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal in connection with alleged road traffic offences.

Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact officers on the non-emergency number 101.
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A TAXI driver pulled over for speeding in North Yorkshire last night was also found to be allegedly almost twice over the drink drive limit.

A clamp-down by North Yorkshire Police on speeding motorists in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire resulted in a taxi driver working in Northallerton being caught speeding on Saturday (November 28).

When he was breathalysed, it is believed roadside tests found him to be almost twice the drink drive limit.

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