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Lynn Love

Jackknifed lorry on M8 causes traffic chaos for Scots rush hour drivers

A lorry jackknifed on one of Scotland's busiest motorways this morning causing major delays for rush hour commuters.

Police raced to the incident which happened on the M8 westbound between Whitburn and Heartlands interchange at around 5am today.

The road was fully closed for 30 minutes whilst the HGV was moved to the hard shoulder.

Police said the driver was unscathed following the incident.

One lane is still currently closed.

Drivers heading Eastbound are facing delays of up to 40 minutes, whilst those heading West are expected to be delayed for around 15 minutes.

Scottish Citylink also tweeted to inform passengers the delays meant services from Edinburgh to Glasgow were running 25 minutes late.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 4.55 am on Thursday, 10 February, 2022, police were called after a HGV lorry jack-knifed on the M8, westbound prior to J4a, Whitburn.

"No one was injured and the road was closed until approximately 5.30 am when vehicle was moved to hard shoulder."

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