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People killed, injured in Glasgow truck crash

Emergency services attend the scene in  George Square in Glasgow Scotland  after it is understood a garbage truck, rear right,  crashed into a group of pedestrians Monday Dec. 22, 2014. Police say an "ongoing serious incident" is unfolding in the city centre of Glasgow in Scotland. Emergency services responded Monday to reports that a truck has crashed into a group of pedestrians. The incident happened near George Square in the central part of the city. Surrounding roads have been closed. Police weren't immediately able to give further details about the situation. (AP Photo/Danny Lawson/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT
Emergency services attend the scene in George Square in Glasgow Scotland after it is understood a garbage truck, rear right, crashed into a group of pedestrians Monday Dec. 22, 2014. Police say an "ongoing serious incident" is unfolding in the city centre of Glasgow in Scotland. Emergency services responded Monday to reports that a truck has crashed into a group of pedestrians. The incident happened near George Square in the central part of the city. Surrounding roads have been closed. Police weren't immediately able to give further details about the situation. (AP Photo/Danny Lawson/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT

LONDON (AP) – Police say some people died when a garbage truck crashed into a group of pedestrians in the city center of Glasgow in Scotland.

Police said the incident Monday led to “a number of casualties and fatalities,” but couldn’t give more precise details.

They said there was no indication that the crash, near George Square in the central part of the city, was a terrorist incident.

Onlookers suggested the driver became ill, but this has not been confirmed by officials.

Roads surrounding the site have been closed.