Man dies following incident on M8 which closed motorway in Glasgow for three hours
dailyrecord.co.ukA man has died following an incident on the M8 which closed the motorway in Glasgow for three hours. We told how the road was closed westbound after junction 22, Plantation, after what was police described as an 'ongoing incident'.
Officers have now confirmed they were called to a concern for person call on the motorway near Junction 23 at around 2.05pm on Sunday, January 9.
Emergency services raced to the scene and a 56-year-old man was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been made aware.The road was closed for around three hours and police say a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police responded to a concern for person call on the M8 motorway near to Junction 23 westbound, Glasgow around 2.05pm on Sunday, 9 January, 2022. "Emergency services attended and a 56-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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