A woman killed after being hit by another vehicle following a motorway crash at Shotts early on Friday morning has been named by police.
Officers received a report of a one-car crash involving a red Vauxhall Corsa around 4.05am on October 2, close to junction 5 on the M8 eastbound.
On arrival at the scene road policing officers found no one within the damaged vehicle which was in a dangerous position on the motorway.
Reports were then received of a woman seen on the westbound carriageway near the Shotts off-slip at junction 5.
The woman, Lynda Mudd, 51, from Chapelhall, died at the scene and was identified as the driver and sole occupant of the Vauxhall Corsa.
The M8 was closed in both directions between junction 4 and junction 5 from 6am until 9.40pm on Friday to allow investigation work to be carried out.
Chief Inspector Darren Faulds, of Road Policing, said: “This is a distressing incident and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
“Lynda was hit by a vehicle around the time she was seen on the westbound carriageway just after 4.05am near the Shotts off-slip.
“Various drivers have contacted us already who were travelling on the road at that time and I would encourage anyone else who hasn’t to please get in touch. We’re trying to build a picture of what happened to help us establish the full circumstances.
“This is a complex investigation and we would like to thank the public for their patience on Friday while the road remained closed for over 15 hours.
“Anyone who has any information about this incident, was travelling on the M8 near Shotts around 4.05am on Friday or has dashcam footage from that area, please contact us.”
Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 0355 of 2 October 2020.
