Police have pulled a body from the River Clyde after a car plunged into it at Lapwing Road, next to the Braehead shopping centre in Renfrew this afternoon. 

The incident happened around 1:20 pm.

The victim was a woman and was the only person in the vehicle.

It’s believed the car, driving at high speed, clipped another two cars before going though a metal fence and into the water.

Divers have been deployed at the scene, as well as a coastguard helicopter and fire and ambulance crews.

A coastguard spokesman said: “We received reports of a vehicle in the water with a person trapped.

“We have two rescue teams at the scene – Helensburgh and Greenock as well as as a coastguard senior officer and the HM coastguard helicopter from Glasgow as well as police, ambulance and fire.

“The helicopter was on scene and did a quick search and went and picked up divers. There’s now divers at the scene trying to rescue the person that’s trapped.”

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