A teenage girl has died after a two-car crash on a major motorway.

The vehicles collided on the M73 northbound near the Gartcosh junction on Saturday at around 1.30pm.

One car contained a 62-year-old man who was driving and a 16-year-old girl who was a passenger in the back of the car.

Both were taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where the girl later died.

The other car was being driven by a 42-year-old man who was arrested in connection with a road traffic offence.

He was later released pending further enquiries.

Cops closed the road for around seven hours while investigations were carried out.

The investigation into the crash is continuing and officers are urging anyone who saw what happened or has dash cam footage of the area at the time to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 1665 of January 28, 2023.