Rev Dr Laurence Whitley said the event would allow people in the city to “stand in solidarity” with one another
Seven candles are to be lit at Glasgow Cathedral – one for each of the six victims and a seventh for all those injured and affected by the crash, which saw a bin lorry driven by Harry Clarke go out of control after he blacked out at the wheel.
The families of the victims – Erin McQuade, Jack Sweeney, Lorraine Sweeney, Stephenie Tait, Jacqueline Morton, and Gillian Ewing – were all invited to attend, although some said they will mark the anniversary in private.
Henry Toal and Matthew Telford, the two crew men who were travelling in the bin lorry when it crashed, were among the hundreds of people at the memorial.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon joined the congregation along with Glasgow City Council leader Frank McAveety and Sadie Docherty, Lord Provost of Glasgow.
Members of the emergency services who helped at the scene and those caught up in the crash in Queen Street on December 22 last year were also present.
Welcoming people to the service, Dr Whitley recalled the “tragedy that befell our city a year ago today”.
He said the service “allows the opportunity for us all in our great city to stand in solidarity with one another and express our prayerful support for all those affected by what happened”.
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