{"id":410347,"date":"2025-09-09T11:52:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T11:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/410347\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T11:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T11:52:16","slug":"man-dies-in-glasgow-after-multiple-people-take-unwell-in-drugs-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/410347\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies in Glasgow after &#8216;multiple people take unwell&#8217; in &#8216;drugs&#8217; incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 52-year-old man was pronounced dead in Glasgow city centre.<\/p>\n<p>10:44, 09 Sep 2025Updated 11:11, 09 Sep 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_Screenshot-2025-09-08-at-214552.jpg\" alt=\"Cambridge Street. \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Cambridge Street.  (Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man has died after police locked down a Glasgow city centre street following reports of a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/glasgow-road-closed-after-multiple-35871191\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">group of people taking unwell, which is understood to be linked to drugs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Emergency crews raced to Cambridge Street in the city last night at around 8.10pm after an alarm was raised when a group of people reportedly took <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/glasgow-road-closed-after-multiple-35871191\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">unwell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police Scotland officers cordoned off the road and upon attendance a 52-year-old man was pronounced<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/glasgow-road-closed-after-multiple-35871191\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> dead at the scene<\/a>. His next of kin have been made aware of the tragic death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ambulance staff treated a 38-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man in the area, while a 37-year-old man was also rushed to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/glasgow-road-closed-after-multiple-35871191\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">hospital<\/a> &#8211; where he remains in a stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It is understood that the death is being treated as drugs related as Police Scotland continue their <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/glasgow-road-closed-after-multiple-35871191\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation<\/a>. The death is not believed to be suspicious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cAround 8.10pm on Monday, 8 September, 2025, officers were called to a report of a group of people having taken unwell on Cambridge Street, Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cEmergency services attended, and a 52-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin is aware.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cA 37-year-old man was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cA 38-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man were treated by ambulance staff at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cEnquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances but there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Last month, in a separate incident, we reported that a fire began during a protest in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/glasgow\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow City Centre <\/a>which prompted an emergency response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Images from the scene on August 22 showed the blaze burning against the kerb at the junction of<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/glasgow\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> Gordon Street and Mitchell Street.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police officers were seen standing guard as protestors were spotted carrying a banner while onlookers watched on from the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/glasgow\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">pavements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2_image-2025-08-22T195955871.png\" alt=\"The scene in Glasgow city centre\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The scene in Glasgow city centre(Image: Glasgow Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An eyewitness said that the fire was started during the protest, with firefighters racing to the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that firefighters attended a fire at the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/glasgow\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">junction<\/a> of Mitchell Street and Gordon Street. 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