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Holly Lennon

Police arrest man after car fire on M74 shuts down road for five hours

Police have arrested a man after a car was found on fire on the M74 on Friday morning.

Emergency services raced to the motorway, northbound Junction 2, around 5am following reports of a blaze.

The slipway to Cambuslang Road was closed for over five hours as officers dealt with the incident.

The road later reopened before 11am and a man has been arrested in connection with road traffic offences.

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It's understood that there were no reported injuries.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called around 5am to a report of a car on fire on the M74 northbound junction 2 on Friday, 23 April.

"The slipway to Cambuslang Road was closed and re-opened around 10.35am. One man has been arrested in connection with road traffic offences.”

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