Blind man's injuries 'life threatening' after subway fall in Glasgow - BBC News
The man suffers "life-threatening injuries" after falling onto the line at Bridge Street subway station in Glasgow.
The alarm was raised at Bridge Street station just before midday

Glasgow's Subway services were suspended for more than three hours after a man was seriously hurt in a fall onto rail tracks.

British Transport Police said his injuries were "life-threatening" after the incident at Bridge Street station.

The 32-year-old, who is blind, fell onto tracks with his guide dog just before 12:00.

He was treated at the scene then taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The dog was collected by the Scottish SPCA.

It is now in the care of Guide Dogs UK and was said to be "distressed but unhurt".

BTP confirmed: "A 32-year-old man has been taken to hospital. At this stage his injuries are believed to be life-threatening. The incident is not being treated as suspicious."

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at 11.59 hours to attend an incident Glasgow's Bridge Street Subway station.

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"We sent an ambulance, a critical care advanced practitioner, the trauma team and the special operations response team to the scene.

"One male patient was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital travelling with the trauma team."

Services on Glasgow Subway were fully operational by about 15:35.

A Guide Dogs spokesman said: "We are aware of an incident that happened at Bridge Street station. We will be looking into it thoroughly to establish exactly what happened, but our immediate thoughts and concerns are for the welfare of our guide dog owner and their guide dog.

"Members of Guide Dogs staff have been supporting the guide dog owner's family in hospital, and the guide dog is being examined by a vet before being taken into Guide Dogs' care for the short term."

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