6 killed in Scottish garbage truck crash are ID'd

The six people killed by an out-of-control garbage truck in Glasgow, Scotland, were named by police Tuesday.

Ten people, including the driver, were injured in the crash, police said. The incident happened in the city center as locals did their Christmas shopping on Monday afternoon.

Jack and Lorraine Sweeney, ages 68 and 69, and their 18-year-old granddaughter, Erin McQuade, were killed. Gillian Ewing, 52, Stephenie Tait, 29, and Jacqueline Morton, 51, also died in the crash, police said.

Nicola Sturgeon, the country's first minister, described Glasgow as "a city with a broken heart."

Speaking to BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland program Tuesday, she said: "Clearly it is the priority of all those involved to find out what caused this incident and give the families of those involved the answers they are seeking.

"I think all of us [watching] on our televisions were again struck by just how readily people run into a scene of potential danger to help those who have been injured, those who have been affected. There was a sense in the city last night of everybody rallying round.

"There is something quite incredible about the spirit in this city. Everybody knows it is a city with a big, big heart. This morning it is a city with a broken heart, but it will get through this as it got through the Clutha tragedy."

Ten people were killed when a helicopter crashed into the Clutha pub in Glasgow on Nov. 29 last year.

The truck hit a number of pedestrians as it veered out of control along a crowded road, Superintendent Stewart Carle of Police Scotland said on Monday.

He said the incident was "a road traffic accident, nothing more sinister."

"For now it does not look to be a criminal or deliberate act that has taken place here this afternoon, but we need to have time to investigate it," he said.

He said the truck driver was being treated in a hospital.

Anjan Luthra, who works nearby, told the BBC he saw "three or four bodies" and people running away from the vehicle.

"I've never seen anything like that in my life, it was like a war scene," he said.

Gordon Matheson, the leader of Glasgow City Council, said: "This is a terrible tragedy and our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected, particularly the families of those who have lost their lives."

British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: "My thoughts are with the families of those involved & the emergency services."

Contributing: Associated Press