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Police name two of the men killed in M8 crash which injured five

David Paton and Mark Downie were pronounced dead at the scene along with another unnamed man in Renfrewshire.

Police name two of the men killed in M8 crash which injured five — David Paton died in fatal road crash on the M8. Police Scotland

22nd Sep 2021

Police have named two of the three men who died when their car left the M8 motorway and crashed early on Sunday morning.

David Paton, 27, and Mark Downie, 31, were pronounced dead at the scene following the crash, which involved a blue Audi Q7 leaving the road on the M8 westbound near to junction 31 in Renfrewshire.

Another man aged 27 also died in the crash.

Five others were taken to hospital for treatment of serious but non-life threatening injuries.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

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