THE two people who died after a car crashed and caught fire on the M8 in Glasgow have been named.

David Campbell, 54, and Allison Campbell, 51, passed away after the BMW car they were in crashed on Sunday.

The vehicle crashed into a barrier, near to the motorway junction with Great Western Road, shortly after 2.30pm.

Sergeant John Bradford from Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts remain with David and Allison’s family at this sad time. 

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“Our investigation is ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this incident and we would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash or have any information that could assist with our enquiries to get in touch."

Anyone with any information should contact Police Scotland on the 101 number, quoting incident 2002 of 18 October.