A VAN flipped onto its side when it crashed into an ambulance in Tradeston. 

Cops have locked down the junction between Nelson Street and Tradeston Street after the incident earlier this afternoon. 

Eye-witnesses say the motor smashed into the side of the emergency vehicle before landing on a pavement. 

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A manager for the firm which owns the van was on the scene arranging for the van to be removed.

He told the Glasgow Times that the driver of the van was uninjured.

Glasgow Times:

No one is believed to have been hurt but officers remain on the scene.

The road was closed as emergency services respond and drivers were told to expect delays in the busy area, close to the Gorbals and the M8 slip road. 

The vehicles have now been recovered and the road is open, Glasgow city council has confirmed. 

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Police Scotland said that they were aware of the crash, which occurred just before 2pm today.

A man has been taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.