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Hundreds attend funeral of school teacher killed in bin lorry tragedy

Hundreds of mourners have gathered at a Glasgow church today for the funeral of a primary school teacher killed in the bin lorry crash tragedy.

Stephenie Tait, aged 29, is the last of the six victims to be laid to rest.

She died just days before Christmas alongside Jack and Lorraine Sweeney and their granddaughter Erin McQuade, Gillian Ewing, and Jacqueline Morton, 51.

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Girl hit by Glasgow bin lorry 'heard a scream then just saw green'

A teenager who was injured in the Glasgow bin lorry crash has described how she was thrown several feet after being hit by the heavy truck.

The scene in Glasgow's George Square after the bin lorry crashed. Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Danielle Dawson, 13, recalled hearing a scream and said after that she "could just see green" as the vehicle came towards her.

Miss Dawson told the Sunday Mail she had met friends Alix Stewart, 14, and Irene McAuley, 18, near the statue of Duke of Wellington in nearby Royal Exchange Square.

I heard a scream and just turned and looked over my shoulder. I was standing closest to the gallery. Irene was in the middle and Alix was on the outside by the pavement.

The lorry was right there. I could just see green. I was thrown three or four metres.

– Danielle Dawson

In total, six people were killed and 10 more injured after the lorry lost control in the city's Queen Street and George Square almost two weeks ago.

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