A lollipop woman was killed in front of primary children today in Glasgow.
She was struck by a lorry at a school crossing while guiding the pupils across the road in Glasgow’s East End.
The woman suffered serious injuries and paramedics battled to save her before she was transferred by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary. She was pronounced dead a short time later.
It happened in Fielden Street, off Gallowgate, and the crossing was busy with youngsters heading to nearby St Anne’s Primary. None of the children were hurt.
The lorry driver was uninjured.
The woman was employed by Cordia, the arm’s length company set up by Glasgow City Council to provide services in the city.
Louise Jarvie, the head teacher of St Anne’s Primary, said: “Our thoughts and condolences are with the family at this very sad time.
“Support and counselling for pupils and staff will be available to anyone who needs it.”
Crash investigators were at the scene and the road was closed at Gallowgate.
Officers are trying to establish exactly what happened.
A police spokeswoman said: “A woman has died following a road traffic incident early today. We are trying to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident. We are appealing to witnesses to come forward because the area would have been particularly busy at that time.”
Anyone who can help should contact Strathclyde Police Road Policing Unit at Helen Street on 0141 532 6400.
An elderly woman who was a crossing guard or a "lollipop lady" has been killed in an accident involving a truck in Glasgow, Scotland. The woman has been identified as 59-year-old Catherine Gibson, who came from the Dennistoun district of Glasgow. At around 0850 GMT on Thursday, Gibson was assisting children in crossing a road as part of her job near St. Anne's Primary School, located in the east side of the city. Gibson was suddenly struck by a truck and dragged underneath the wheels of the vehicle. The children being assisted witnessed the entire collision.

After the accident occurred, Gibson was transported to a hospital but died shortly afterwards. The truck driver, who is aged 64, was not injured in the crash. The vehicle itself was taken away from the scene of the accident at approximately 1200 GMT on the same day. A person working in a garage near where the accident occurred said: "There were children waiting to cross the road and they were all screaming and crying. They all ran back from where the accident had happened. She was found face down and it looked as though the lorry had driven over her shoulder. She was alive when she was found but died a short time later. It was horrific and the kids will probably need counselling.

"It could have been a case of the driver not being able to see her because the vehicle is quite high as he caught her on the passenger side. It's not clear whether she gave him enough time to stop or whether the driver has failed to stop. It was snowing as well so that could have been a factor."

Louise Jarvie is the head teacher of St. Anne's Primary School. "Our thoughts and condolences are with the family at this very sad time," she said in reference to the incident. "Support and counselling for pupils and staff will be available to anyone who needs it."