Stretch of M74 closed after rush hour crash amid freezing conditions

Emergency services were alerted to the incident at around 8am on Monday.

Stretch of M74 closed as emergency services attend to collision Traffic Scotland

A stretch of the M74 has been closed due to a crash during rush hour on Monday morning.

Emergency services were alerted to a crash at around 8am after temperatures plummeted to -5C overnight.

Lane one northbound has been blocked at Junction 6 in Hamilton.

Traffic Scotland issued a warning advising drivers of delays on the motorway.

Tyndrum and Altnaharra were Scotland’s coldest spots, both dropping to a lows of -7.6C.

Glasgow dropped to -5.1C, while Edinburgh dropped to -1.9C.

Fair Isle in Shetland stayed above freezing with a low of 3.7C.

Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.

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