THREE people have been taken to hospital after a taxi collided with a group of pedestrians in Glasgow City Centre.

Police cordoned off an area outside Glasgow Central Station following a traffic incident at around 1:50pm Saturday.

Eyewitnesses claim that a black cab ran over pedestrians in the city centre. More than twenty emergency service vehicles are currently on the scene at Union Street's junction with Gordon Street following the incident.

Renfield Street has been closed at its junction with St Vincent Street while the Gordon Street exit into Union Street has also been shut.

Police questioning onlookers following the incident on Saturday. (Image: Gordon Terris) An eyewitness told the Glasgow Times that there was a "Huge emergency services response. It looks like a taxi mounted the pavement right outside the Tesco express. Multiple people injured."

"We're on our way to Silverburn and heard a taxi hit some people. The tents went up really quickly."

Motorists and members of the public are being asked to avoid the area.

The area on Union and Gordon Street was cordoned off as emergency services arrived at the scene. (Image: Gordon Terris) 

A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "Around 1.50pm, we attended a report of a crash involving a taxi and three pedestrians on Union Street, at the junction with Gordon Street, in Glasgow City Centre.

"Three people were taken by ambulance to hospital and one person made their way from the scene.

"There are road closures in place on Union Street, Renfield Street and St Vincent Street. Gordon Street is open to pedestrians only."

A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We received a call at 1.55pm to assist partners at Union Street in Glasgow.

"Operations control mobilised two appliances and a specialist resource to the scene.

"We have now left the incident."