Pedestrian dies after two-vehicle crash in Glasgow city centre

Police closed a section of St Vincent Street in Glasgow

A pedestrian has died after a crash involving two vehicles in Glasgow city centre.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene on St Vincent Street, which was closed at about 19:40 on Thursday.

The driver of one of the vehicles, a 28-year-old woman, was arrested in connection with the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said she had been released pending further investigation.

The closed section of the road, near Charing Cross railway station, was reopened at about 03:15.

About 35 minutes later a woman was hit by another car on St Vincent Street in a separate accident. She was critically injured.

Police have appealed for information about both incidents.