A BREAKDOWN is causing tailbacks on the M8 this morning.

The incident is taking place westbound at junction 14 Fruitmarket.

Traffic Scotland first raised the alarm on Twitter just after 7am.

The team said: “A broken down car is causing issues on the #M8 W/B at J14 (Fruitmarket)....

“Lane three of Five is currently blocked  with traffic beginning to queue.”

The incident was cleared by around 7.30am.