Six people died and eight were injured when the out-of-control vehicle careered into Christmas shoppers.
Three members of the same family are feared to be among the victims after six people died and eight were injured when a bin lorry careered out of control into crowds of Christmas shoppers.
A baby was also thought to be among the dead as the vehicle mounted the pavement at speed and travelled 300 yards, ploughing into pedestrians and knocking down lampposts in Glasgow city centre, witnesses said.
The lorry moved along George Square, which was filled with children enjoying an ice rink and fairground at a Christmas market, before crashing into the Millennium Hotel.
The first casualty was a pedestrian who was hit near the Gallery of Modern Art, while most of those killed or injured were in the bustling square. Eyewitnesses said they saw people knocked over "like pinballs", including a baby in a pram.
A shopkeeper described how a mother fainted after the lorry only just missed her and her child.
A large cordon remains in place at the square and dozens of floral tributes have been placed at the scene. The bin lorry is still standing where it came to rest, while the bodies were removed from the area overnight.
The Christmas lights have been switched off in the square and flags on public buildings in the city are flying at half-mast.
Police declined to comment on the ages of the victims but said the area was full of families at the time of the incident, which began at around 2.30pm. Bystanders said the driver appeared to have had a fit or a heart attack at the wheel.
Speaking on a visit to the scene on Tuesday morning, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway Gregor Duncan said: "I saw the aftermath in George Square and Queen Street.
"I'll never forget what I saw but I'm sure that the people of Glasgow are used to tragedy and celebration and they will respond with warmth and care to the people who need their support and solidarity in the days to come. It's very shocking, very sad.
"Christmas is about light shining in the darkness; the light still shines and we still acknowledge that. In churches all over the city people will be taking time to pray and reflect, to lament and to express their sorrow."
Melanie Greig, who had been out shopping, said: "The lorry just lost control, it went along the pavement knocking people down like pinballs. There was a baby in a buggy, there were two little kids.
"People were trying to run out the way, but when something like that comes up behind them how can they? There was noise and bangs and screams."
Findlay Mair, 23, said: "The screaming just kept going on. Suddenly it was just chaos. Some people were running towards the scene, others were just standing stock still, in shock.
"The people who were hit had no time to take evasive action. They had no chance.
"I saw one girl who had been hit, lying on the ground. She got up, and blood was pouring from her mouth, then she went down again."
He added: "A woman got out of her car and just stared at what was unfolding and then started sobbing. She was yelling 'Oh God, oh God'.
"There was Christmas shopping littered everywhere, among the bodies and bits of the vehicle. Time seemed to stand still. It was a terrible, terrible scene.
"It was difficult to take in. One minute the square was a typical Christmas scene, with people enjoying their Christmas shopping and the next moment it was just carnage."
Police confirmed that the driver was among those taken to hospital.
Lewis Irvine, 17, a student, said: 'I could see the driver at the wheel. It looked like he was having a fit or something. There were bodies lying on the ground. It was awful."
Janey Godley, another witness, said it was "like something out of a horror movie", adding: "The traffic poles in Queen Street were bent like straws as they had been run over."
Reece Miller, 16, a student from Motherwell, said: "We were having lunch on the corner of the square when we heard a loud bang. The building we were in was shaking.
"I looked through the window. We saw that a lorry had crashed into the side of the building. I think it hit a car and then a number of shoppers.
"We went out and saw lots of bodies lying on the floor. Most of them were covered by blankets.
"There was a woman lying on the floor, covered by a blanket. Her family were leaning over her grieving."
By Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent
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