Taxi driver in hospital and teen driving 4×4 arrested after crash

The collision happened on the Bothwell Street slip road at Junction 19 at around 4.30am on Monday.

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A taxi driver is seriously hurt in hospital and a teenage driver of a Range Rover has been arrested following a crash on an M8 slip road.

The two-vehicle collision happened on the Bothwell Street slip road at Junction 19 at around 4.30am on Monday.

The 64-year-old driver of the black hackney cab was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious injuries.

The 18-year-old man driving the grey Range Rover was arrested in connection with alleged road traffic offences.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.30 am on Monday, November 1, 2021, police attended a report of a two-vehicle crash on the Bothwell Street slip road onto the M8 junction 19, Glasgow involving a grey Range Rover and a black hackney taxi.

“The 64-year-old taxi driver was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious injuries. The 18-year-old driver of the Range Rover was not injured.

“An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with alleged road traffic offences.”

“A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.”