Probe launched after scooter rider ‘hit on head’ with breezeblock in the Kelvin Walkway area of Maryhill

A probe has been launched after a scooter rider was “hit on the head” by a dropped breezeblock in Glasgow.

The 60-year-old man was in the Kelvin Walkway area of Maryhill, when he was assaulted by a group of youths at around 3.30pm on Monday.

Kevin McDermott claimed he would be “dead” had he not been wearing a safety hat at the time of the attack.

He told STV News: “I was puttering along Kelvin Walkway on my electric scooter and came to a tunnel over which runs a disused railway line.

“Some branches had been deliberately dragged across the entrance.

“I started to move the branches when a breezeblock caught right square on top of my head. I was wearing a helmet, or it could definitely have been ‘curtains’.

“The block was thrown from 30 feet above my head. I then called the Police.

“I saw them, four of them, they saw me, and I was furious at how callous they were. They must have been 14 to 15 years old. I got extremely vocal and they ran.

“At the time I felt fine, but later went to A&E where I was diagnosed with concussion and whiplash injury to my neck.”

Been ambushed on my scooter. Awaiting Police. Branch dragged across the path then breezeblock lobbed down. Hit square on the head. Hat my hat on. Dead otherwise. No doubt. pic.twitter.com/E13eTfqYQ2
— Kevin McDermott (@KevinFMcDermott) May 2, 2022

Police Scotland confirmed that enquires were being carried out into the incident.

A police spokesperson said: “Officers were called around 3.30pm on Monday, May 2, 2022, to Kelvin Walkway in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, following reports of a man being assaulted by a group of youths.

“The 60-year-old wasn’t injured and enquiries into the incident are ongoing.”