Three of the six victims killed when a bin lorry careered out of control through Glasgow city centre were a couple and their granddaughter.
Jack Sweeney, 68, his wife Lorraine, 69, and granddaughter Erin McQuade, 18, from Dumbarton died yesterday after the lorry drove through a street full of Christmas shoppers.
Police Scotland confirmed the other victims as Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh, Stephenie Tait, 29, from Glasgow and Jacqueline Morton, 51, from Glasgow.
Mr Sweeney was a former president of Bramalea Celtic supporters club in Canada.
A statement posted on the Bramalea CeItic supporters club Facebook page said: "It is with great shock and sadness we share with you our friend and past president Jack Sweeney, his wife Lorraine and granddaughter Erin were victims of [the] tragedy in Glasgow.
"Our thoughts and prayers go to the family and friends of the Sweeney family."
Ten people were injured in the incident, six of whom remain in hospitals around the city.
A special prayer service has been held for the victims at the nearby St George's Tron Parish Church.
The Rev Stuart Smith, moderator of Glasgow Presbytery of the Church of Scotland, said the circumstances of the crash were "more sudden and shocking than we could have imagined possible if it wasn't for the evidence right here in front of us".
The service was attended by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson.
Ahead of the service, Ms Sturgeon said that Glasgow was waking with a "broken heart" but praised the city's resilience.
She said: "This city will pull together to support those who have been affected, not just in the days ahead but in the weeks and months to come."
It is thought the driver might have fallen ill at the wheel as he travelled up Queen Street and his vehicle struck a pedestrian outside the Gallery of Modern Art.
The truck continued, hitting several other people and coming to a halt only when it crashed into the side of Millennium Hotel in George Square.
A Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said there were two other crew members on the lorry at the time of the crash, but the condition of the two men was not known.
A large cordon remains in place at the square and hundreds of floral tributes have been placed at the scene.
A fleet of private ambulances carrying the dead left the area earlier this morning
The Christmas lights have been switched off in George Square and flags on public buildings in the city are flying at half-mast.
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