'I think I would be dead if I was stood not even half a metre to the left.'
A man has said he's "lucky to be alive" after part of a building crashed to the busy street below - describing his escape as "a Christmas miracle". Adam Croke was making his way home following a night out with friends in the early hours of Friday when the drama unfolded in Glasgow city centre.
Adam said: "I'm lucky to be alive. It was pretty big. These big bits of sandstone shattered and went absolutely flying. I think I would be dead if I was stood not even half a metre to the left. At the time, I didn’t really know what had happened. The street was still quite busy, but it’s also very lucky that this wasn’t a Saturday afternoon on a busy shopping day, especially at this time of year.
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Glasgow City Council declared the building at 73-87 Queen Street unsafe after the stonework from a baluster fell to the ground. Parts of Argyle Street, Union Street, Queen Street, Ingram Street, Mitchell Street and Mitchell Lane were closed Friday morning. Adam attended Hairmyres Hospital later on Friday morning.
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