M77 blocked after trailer detaches from lorry during morning rush

A lane of the M77 southbound was blocked after a trailer detached from a lorry on the motorway in Glasgow.

The incident happened shortly before 8.25am on Wednesday near Junction 2 at the Barrhead Road Interchange.

Police attended to direct traffic as queues built up behind the trailer.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Roads policing officers reacted to a lorry that had lost its trailer on the M77 motorway around 8.15am on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.

“The lorry and trailer were recovered.”

All lanes were re-opened when the trailer that was obstructing lane two was moved onto the hard shoulder.

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