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M8 closed after incident leaves debris strewn across road

The motorway is closed at junction 22 with the M77 slip road also shut.

M8 closed after incident leaves debris strewn across road — M8 eastbound is closed at J22 . Google Maps

5th Feb 2021

An incident on the M8 in Glasgow has closed the road after leaving large amounts of debris on the carriageway.

Just after 9am on Friday, Traffic Scotland announced that the third lane on the M8 eastbound was blocked at junction 22 due to a RTC (road traffic collision).

The M8 eastbound was then closed with the M77 exit slip to the motorway also closed.

Police Scotland said the debris fell from a lorry.

❗️UPDATE ⌚️10:15

The #M8 remains CLOSED E/B at J22 due to an RTC and a large amount of Debris on the Carriageway⛔️

The #M77 exit slip road to the #M8 has been closed to assist⛔️

Traffic slowing back to J23 with the M77 backed upto J2 #TakeCare #DriveSafe @SWTrunkRoads pic.twitter.com/G3f5wP3AxT
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) February 5, 2021

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