One person has sadly died after a horror crash on the M8 in the early hours of Friday morning.
Emergency services raced to the scene between Shotts and Whitburn after reports of a smash on the westbound carriageway at around 4.05am.
Cops quickly closed down the entire section of the road to allow for accident investigation work sparking traffic chaos in the surrounding area.
Police Scotland have now confirmed that one person, who was the sole occupier of the vehicle, has tragically lost their life.
The road remains closed and police have thanked drivers for their patience while appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Chief Inspector Darren Faulds, said: "Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family and friends of the person who sadly lost their life in this incident.
"We understand that closing this major route has caused significant disruption to motorists, and we thank them for their patience while we continue to respond to this serious incident.
"I would ask any driver using the M8 in the early hours of this morning who may have witnessed the incident, or who may have dash cam footage of the incident, contact police."
A second collision closed another section of the M8 near Eurocentral shortly before 8am with drivers being delayed for up to three hours in lengthy tailbacks.
A road traffic management truck was left completely destroyed after colliding with the back of an HGV.
The front end of the vehicle and windscreen were smashed in before emergency services raced to the scene.
The road between Junction 6a and 4a remains closed however it is not known if anyone has been injured in the smash.
Anyone with information about the Shotts accident is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 0355 of 2 October, 2020.
