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Gary Armstrong

Crash on M8 sees motorway shut down at Glasgow's St George's Cross area

A stretch of the M8 has been shut down by police following an earlier crash in central Glasgow.

Police were called to the scene near St George's Cross at around 7.35am this morning and remain on the scene at the time of writing.

The incident took place on the westbound section of the motorway, with police closing a section of the road between J16 Canal Street (Craighall) and J18 A82 Great Western Road (Charing Cross), resulting in heavy traffic.

The road remains closed, according to the latest Traffic Scotland update.

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The nature of the crash is unknown at this time and it's not clear at this stage whether any injuries have been sustained.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 7.35am on Sunday, 28 November, officers were called to a road crash on the M8 at J17.

"The road is currently closed and police are at the scene."

UPDATE: The road has now re-opened as we await further police comment.

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