The body of a woman has been recovered from a car which plunged into the River Clyde.
Police
confirmed the discovery following a search by emergency services which
had been called to reports that one person was trapped in the vehicle.
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A hole can be seen in the safety fence where the vehicle crashed through and into the river
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The incident happened on Lapwing Road, next to the Braehead shopping centre in Renfrew, at about 13:20.
A police statement said the car remained in the water.
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A large number of emergency vehicles are at the scene
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It
added: "Inquiries are continuing to establish the exact circumstances
of how the vehicle came to enter the River Clyde, with crash scene
examiners conducting an investigation at the location." A post-mortem examination will take place to establish the exact cause of death.
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A coastguard helicopter carried divers to the scene
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A hole could be seen in a safety fence where the vehicle crashed through and into the river. The site is close to a large housing block, and a crowd gathered at the police cordon.
Witnesses
said the car was seen driving "at speed" and clipping another two cars
before breaching the metal fence and entering the water. One
resident who asked not to be named said: "I heard a loud noise and
minutes later there were police everywhere then the helicopter arrived.
"I heard that it was a woman driving alone."
