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| Road chaos caused by lorry fire | Road chaos caused by lorry fire |
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| The whole of the eastbound carriageway of the M8 has been closed following a lorry fire near Shotts. | The whole of the eastbound carriageway of the M8 has been closed following a lorry fire near Shotts. |
| The incident has caused lengthy tailbacks and Strathclyde Police have asked drivers not to get out of their cars. | The incident has caused lengthy tailbacks and Strathclyde Police have asked drivers not to get out of their cars. |
| The fire is in the area of junction 5, Kirk of Shotts, and diversions have been set up. | The fire is in the area of junction 5, Kirk of Shotts, and diversions have been set up. |
| Drivers should exit the M8 at junction 6 (E) onto the A73 (S) and the B7066, returning onto the M8 at Junction 5. | Drivers should exit the M8 at junction 6 (E) onto the A73 (S) and the B7066, returning onto the M8 at Junction 5. |
| Two football teams are in the traffic jam. | |
| Kilmarnock FC's bus is caught up in the congestion at Euro Central and the team has requested a police escort to enable them to get to Tynecastle for their Scottish Premier League match against Hearts. | |
| The Stranraer team bus is also being held up and it looks unlikely that the team will make it to Berwick for its Third Division match. |