UPDATE: ‘It’s a bad one’ - Eyewitness describes scene of crash on M8. See more here
TRAFFIC is queueing on the M8 westbound after a crash.
Tailbacks are starting to form from J8 M73 J2 (Baillieston) to J9 Easterhouse Road (Easterhouse).
*UPDATE* 07:15⌚️#M8 W/B J9 Easterhouse - fire brigade are on scene of the RTC and have closed lane 1 ⛔️ Police and TRISS are also on scene.#BeAware https://t.co/Ufq3qd34FF
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) May 30, 2019
The accident was quickly moved to the hard shoulder, but has caused some residual delays, with large amounts of debris in lane one.
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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland have rushed to the scene, and lane one has been shut.
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