Pensioner dies after being struck by off-road motorcycle following spate of fatal Glasgow crashes

A man has been arrested following a crash which claimed the life of a pensioner in Glasgow.

Emergency services were called to reports of a crash between a pedestrian and a bike on Balmore Road, at around 6.15pm on Sunday.

David Gow, 79, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 22-year-old man has been arrested following the incident and police said enquiries are ongoing.

Sergeant Roy McCarney said: “Our thoughts are with Mr Gow’s family and friends at this difficult time.

“We are working to establish the full circumstances which led to this collision and I would urge anyone who may have information to come forward.

“We would also be keen to speak to anyone who may have dashcam or private CCTV footage from the area around the time of the collision.

“Anyone who can help is asked to call 101, quoting reference 2843 of February 12.”

It is the latest in a spate of serious crashes that have seen three people killed and others badly hurt in the city.

Emma Newman, from Paris, died after she was hit by a lorry while cycling across King George V Bridge, near the Broomielaw, on Friday, January 27.

The 22-year-old died after being transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Then, on Thursday, February 2, two crashes took place in the Charing Cross area within half an hour.

In the first incident, Chinenye Vera Okonkwo was struck by a vehicle while walking on St Vincent Street at around 7.40pm on Thursday.

The 33-year-old from Nigeria was pronounced dead at the scene. She had been studying public health at Glasgow Caledonian University, where she had been enrolled since January 2022.

Shortly after Ms Okonkwo was struck, a 64-year-old woman was critically injured after being involved in a collision with a grey VW Tiguan car on Elmbank Street at its junction with St Vincent Street.

Meanwhile, a 64-year-old dog walker died after being struck by a car in the Queenslie area of Glasgow at around 8.30pm on Monday, February 6.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Bartiebeith Road.