A teenager has died after crashing his car into a stationary lorry on the M8.
The 19-year-old man was driving a Toyota Yaris on the road near Newhouse around 1.50am on Saturday morning when the incident unfolded.
The driver collided with a stationary Iveco lorry on the westbound carriageway near to Junction 6.
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Emergency services rushed to the scene but the teenager was pronounced dead on arrival. Police are now appealing for any witnesses to the fatal crash to come forward.
Sergeant Craig McDonald from the Divisional Road Policing Unit at Motherwell said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who died at this difficult time.
“Our investigation into the crash is continuing and I would appeal to any witnesses to contact us. I would also appeal to anyone driving on the M8 here around this time, who has dash-cam footage to come forward. Information can be passed to officers through 101 quoting incident number 0354 of 25 March.”
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