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Gallery: Tributes For Lorry Crash Victims
A service to remember the victims of the disaster will be held at Glasgow's St Andrew's Cathedral at 1pm
Flowers have been left near the scene of a bin lorry crash which killed six people and left 10 more injured
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon visited the scene of the crash to pay her respects to the victims on Tuesday
The six victims of the Glasgow lorry crash are to be remembered at a special church service today.
Three members of the same family were killed when a bin lorry careered out of control on a busy street on Monday afternoon, ploughing into crowds of Christmas shoppers.
The victims have been named as 18-year-old Erin McQuade and her grandparents Lorraine and John Sweeney, all from Dumbarton.
Primary school teacher Stephenie Tait, 29, and Jacqueline Morton, 51, from Glasgow and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh were also killed.
Another 10 people, including the driver, were injured.
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Gallery: Victims Of Glasgow Bin Lorry Crash
Stephenie Tait, 29, was a teacher at St Philomena's Primary school
Gillian Ewing, 52, was also killed in the accident
Jack Sweeney, 68, from Dumbarton, was killed along with his wife and granddaughter
Archbishop of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia will lead the 1pm mass at St Andrew's Cathedral for all those affected by the tragedy.
A £60,000 council fund for the relatives of those killed will be open to the public for donations.
Paying tribute to the victims at the scene of the disaster on Monday, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the tragedy had left the city "broken-hearted".
"This city will pull together to support those who have been affected, not just in the days ahead but in the weeks and months to come," she said.
The driver and five others remain in hospital, with one patient said to be in a critical condition.
It is not yet clear what caused the driver, who has not been named, to lose control of the vehicle.
Witnesses reported seeing him slumped at the wheel as the lorry collided with pedestrians on Queen Street, before crashing into the side of the Millennium Hotel at George Square.
Hundreds of floral tributes have been laid at the site of the disaster.
Personal tributes from friends and relatives of the victims are also pouring in.
Headteacher of the Glasgow primary school where Ms Tait was a teacher, Catherine Gallagher, described her as "an excellent young teacher, dedicated to the children."
Mr Sweeney, meanwhile, was a former president of Bramalea Celtic supporters club in Canada.
The club released a statement expressing "great shock and sadness" about his death and the death of his wife and granddaughter.
Miss McQuade was a first year student of English Literature at Glasgow University. She worked at Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond, which described her as "one of our brightest and dedicated members of housekeeping staff".
The lorry disaster was the second major tragedy to strike Glasgow in just over 12 months.
Last November a police helicopter crashed on to the roof of a crowded pub, killing 10 people.
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Gallery: Tributes For Lorry Crash Victims
A service to remember the victims of the disaster will be held at Glasgow's St Andrew's Cathedral at 1pm
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Flowers have been left near the scene of a bin lorry crash which killed six people and left 10 more injured
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First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon visited the scene of the crash to pay her respects to the victims on Tuesday
The six victims of the Glasgow lorry crash are to be remembered at a special church service today.
Three members of the same family were killed when a bin lorry careered out of control on a busy street on Monday afternoon, ploughing into crowds of Christmas shoppers.
The victims have been named as 18-year-old Erin McQuade and her grandparents Lorraine and John Sweeney, all from Dumbarton.
Primary school teacher Stephenie Tait, 29, and Jacqueline Morton, 51, from Glasgow and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh were also killed.
Another 10 people, including the driver, were injured.
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Gallery: Victims Of Glasgow Bin Lorry Crash
Stephenie Tait, 29, was a teacher at St Philomena's Primary school
Gillian Ewing, 52, was also killed in the accident
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Jack Sweeney, 68, from Dumbarton, was killed along with his wife and granddaughter
Archbishop of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia will lead the 1pm mass at St Andrew's Cathedral for all those affected by the tragedy.
A £60,000 council fund for the relatives of those killed will be open to the public for donations.
Paying tribute to the victims at the scene of the disaster on Monday, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the tragedy had left the city "broken-hearted".
"This city will pull together to support those who have been affected, not just in the days ahead but in the weeks and months to come," she said.
The driver and five others remain in hospital, with one patient said to be in a critical condition.
It is not yet clear what caused the driver, who has not been named, to lose control of the vehicle.
Witnesses reported seeing him slumped at the wheel as the lorry collided with pedestrians on Queen Street, before crashing into the side of the Millennium Hotel at George Square.
Hundreds of floral tributes have been laid at the site of the disaster.
Personal tributes from friends and relatives of the victims are also pouring in.
Headteacher of the Glasgow primary school where Ms Tait was a teacher, Catherine Gallagher, described her as "an excellent young teacher, dedicated to the children."
Mr Sweeney, meanwhile, was a former president of Bramalea Celtic supporters club in Canada.
The club released a statement expressing "great shock and sadness" about his death and the death of his wife and granddaughter.
Miss McQuade was a first year student of English Literature at Glasgow University. She worked at Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond, which described her as "one of our brightest and dedicated members of housekeeping staff".
The lorry disaster was the second major tragedy to strike Glasgow in just over 12 months.
Last November a police helicopter crashed on to the roof of a crowded pub, killing 10 people.
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