Four-car crash on M8 causing heavy traffic

A four-car crash on the M8 eastbound caused heavy traffic for motorists.

Traffic Scotland alerted Twitter users to the road traffic accident at 7.20am.

❗️NEW❗️07:20⌚️#M8 eastbound J27- 4 car RTC blocking lane 3 of 3. Traffic is heavy on approach. TRISS and 🚓 are en route.#Glasgow pic.twitter.com/s3q3hCm6pk

— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) January 10, 2019

The team said :”#M8 eastbound J27- 4 car RTC blocking lane 3 of 3. Traffic is heavy on approach. TRISS and [police] are en route.”

🐌GLASGOW DELAYS🐌07:15⌚️#M8 westbound J13 - J17 Great Western Road#M77 northbound J3 - J2 Silverburn#Delays #Glasgow pic.twitter.com/2dwzne0jL9

— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) January 10, 2019

It was cleared by 7.45am.

*CLEAR* 07:45#M8 eastbound RTC has been CLEARED at J27 https://t.co/ZcW62QvzP2

— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) January 10, 2019

The Scottish Ambulance Service said it was not called out to the incident.

Delays were also being seen on the M8 westbound, from junction 13 to 17 at Great Western Road and also on the M77 northbound, from junction 3 to 2 at Silverburn.

❗️NEW❗️07:25⌚️

RTC on the #A737 northbound between Johnstone and Linwood, road is partially blocked causing heavy traffic back to Johnstone. Police and TRISS are en route.#TakeCare pic.twitter.com/bhn4vKlFWH

— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) January 10, 2019

Another road traffic accident on the A737 northbound between Johnstone and Linwood causED the road to be partially blocked, causing heavy traffic back to Johnstone. Police and TRISS were en route.