Stretch of the M8 motorway closed due to ‘police incident’

Traffic Scotland announced that lane one of the M8 eastbound at junctions 29a to 30 (Paisley and Erskine) is shut following a road traffic incident.

It is understood that traffic is slow on approach.

Drivers are being warned of delays of up to 20 minutes.

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A statement published to Traffic Scotland’s X [formerly Twitter] account reads: “Lane one of the M8 eastbound is currently closed due to a road traffic incident. 

“Traffic is slow on approach with our systems showing current delays of up to 20 minutes.”

Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.