ONE of Glasgow’s busiest shopping streets should be pedestrianised in a bid to prevent traffic accidents.

That is the call from a city MSP after a woman was hit by a bus last week - in the same spot two elderly people were struck by a double decker earlier this year.

Glasgow Kelvin MSP Sandra White said the junction at Argyle Street and Queen Street was a “blackspot” and called for action to be taken to prevent future crashes.

She said the council could look at extending the pedestrian area and creating satellite bus stations at points around the City Centre.

A 67-year-old woman was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary last Thursday after being hit by a First Bus at about 11.30am.

It is believed she suffered head injuries. She has now been discharged.

Police said inquires were continuing.

In May, Brian Rose, 76, from Newcastle, died in hospital three weeks after being struck by a bus at the same junction. His wife suffered serious injuries.

SNP MSP Ms White said: “It is an accident blackspot.

“There have been so many accidents and recently we’ve had very serious ones.

“We really need to look into this before another tragedy happens.

“It is very dangerous walking through that bit of Argyle Street because it’s half pedestrianised.

“The last thing you expect when you’re walking along the pedestrianised part is to come to bend that has buses coming round the corner.”

Ms White said the amount of footfall in the area combined with traffic was posing a safety problem.

She said: “We could look at creating satellite bus stations like behind St Enoch and pedestrianising that whole area in Argyle Street."

Greens Councillor Nina Baker said she had received emails from concerned residents.

She suggested railings are put up at the curve, forcing people to cross at safer points.

She said: "I have contacted Land and Environmental services to see what review will be undertaken. That bit of road is not safe and we have to look at it."

Tam Coyle, of Merchant City and Trongate Community Council, said pedestrians also needed to take responsibility.

He said: “I would say people need to concentrate a bit more when they are out and about the City Centre.

“People are walking with their headphones in listening to their iPod or they’re walking looking at their mobile device or they’re on a conversation on their mobile phone.

“I am guilty of walking and speaking on my phone. I think that’s the issue."

A council spokesman: “As there is an ongoing police investigation it would be inappropriate to comment however we will be assisting the police with their enquiries.”

At the end of last month police launched an operation to cut the death and accident toll on Glasgow's roads.

As part of the action plan, high-visibility patrols are monitoring busy City Centre junctions.