{"id":920361,"date":"2026-04-26T20:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/920361\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T20:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:01:31","slug":"man-rushed-to-hospital-after-horror-crash-near-hampden-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/920361\/","title":{"rendered":"Man rushed to hospital after horror crash near Hampden Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eyewitnesses told of a &#8220;bad crash&#8221; on Aikenhead Road, close to Scotland&#8217;s National Stadium.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scene on Aikenhead Road\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_article33835508-1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The scene on Aikenhead Road\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The scene on Aikenhead Road(Image: Glasgow Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man has been rushed to hospital following a horror crash in <a aria-label=\"GlasgowLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/glasgow\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Glasgow<\/a>. Emergency services were called to Aikenhead Road, near Hampden Park, after the alarm was raised at around 3.40pm on Friday, April 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"OfficersLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Officers<\/a> were responding to reports of a two-vehicle collision. Ambulance crews attended and a 63-year-old man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment. His condition is currently unknown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There were no other reported <a aria-label=\"injuriesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/hospitals\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">injuries<\/a>. Speaking last night, an eyewitness said: &#8220;The road is closed due to a bad crash outside the garage. The whole bit across is taped off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A picture shared with <a aria-label=\"Glasgow LiveLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowlive.co.uk\/news\/glasgow-news\/man-rushed-hospital-after-bad-33836719\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Glasgow Live<\/a> showed police and medics at the scene, with the busy road closed at the Prospecthill Road junction. Officers say their enquiries are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A <a aria-label=\"Police ScotlandLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Police Scotland<\/a> spokesperson said: &#8220;Around 3.40pm on Friday, April 24, 2026, we were called to a report of a two-car crash at the junction of Prospecthill Road and Aikenhead Road in Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Emergency services attended and a 63-year-old man was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;There were no other reported injuries. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get more Daily Record exclusives by signing up for free to Google\u2019s preferred sources. Click <a aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dailyrecord.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eyewitnesses told of a &#8220;bad crash&#8221; on Aikenhead Road, close to Scotland&#8217;s National Stadium. 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