The M8 motorway between Shotts and Whitburn will remain closed this afternoon following a fatal road traffic crash which happened in the early hours of this morning.
Officers were called to reports of a road traffic collision on the eastbound carriageway at Shotts around 4.05am.
As a result of the incident, one person, the sole occupier of the vehicle has died.
The M8 was closed and remains shut both east and westbound between junction 4 and 5 whilst collision investigation is ongoing.
Chief Inspector Darren Faulds, said: “Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family and friends of the person who sadly lost their life in this incident.
“We understand that closing this major route has caused significant disruption to motorists, and we thank them for their patience while we continue to respond to this serious incident.
“I would ask any driver using the M8 in the early hours of this morning who may have witnessed the incident, or who may have dash cam footage of the incident, contact police.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 0355 of 2 October, 2020.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
