Part of M8 reopens to motorists following 'police incident'

Traffic Scotland said lane one and two of the Kingston Bridge had been restricted due to an incident.

Part of M8 reopens following ‘police incident’ on Kingston Bridge, Glasgow theasis via Getty Images

Part of the M8 motorway has reopened in Glasgow following a police incident.

Emergency crews were called to lanes one and two of the M8, on the Kingston Bridge, at around 9.24am on Tuesday.

Traffic Scotland said the road had been closed following a police incident.

STV News understands this was due to concern for a person.

The road has now fully reopened to the public.

Traffic Scotland said: “The westbound carriageway is now fully open following earlier lane closures for vehicle recovery.

“Traffic is slowly returning to normal.”

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