A MAN has been taken to hospital following a crash which led a car to fall down an embankment.
Emergency services are in attendance at the accident on the A82, near the Erskine Bridge.
One man has been conveyed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
The northbound road is currently closed at Old Kilpatrick, affecting traffic badly. Motorists are being advised to avoid the area.
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Traffic Scotland said that vehicles are queuing back onto the bridge and onto the M8 motorway westbound.
NEW ❗ ⌚ 11:45#A82 RTC
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) July 19, 2021
Northbound carriageway at Old Kilpatrick closed due to an RTC
Police are en route
Traffic is building in the area and impacting #A898 Erskine Bridge#DriveSafe @SWTrunkRoads pic.twitter.com/9nWbbFotjW
Cops confirmed their attendance.
It's not yet known if anyone is injured.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Around 11.25am on Monday, July 19, we received a report that a car had gone down an embankment following a crash on the A82 near the Erskine Bridge.
"Emergency services are in attendance and a man has been taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital."
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