A man is in hospital after he was hit by a falling lamppost in Glasgow on Tuesday.
Emergency services were called to the scene near Kirklee Road, next to Kelvinside Academy, in the west end of the city at around 4.25pm.
It is understood Glasgow City Council will be checking other lampposts in the area as a precaution.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We received a report that a man had been injured on Kirklee Road, Glasgow, around 4.25pm on Tuesday.
“The man has been taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment.”
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it sent one appliance to the scene after it was called to a report of a person trapped on Kirklee Road.
A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: “Officers attended the site and made the area safe.
“The lighting column has been removed and an investigation will be carried out.”
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