This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-33593811
The article has changed 8 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 5 | Version 6 |
|---|---|
| Man dead after multi-vehicle crash on M8 | |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| A man has died after a serious crash involving a van, two cars and a lorry closed Scotland's busiest motorway. | A man has died after a serious crash involving a van, two cars and a lorry closed Scotland's busiest motorway. |
| Three of the vehicles caught fire following the accident on the M8 westbound, which happened near Livingston at 08:45. | Three of the vehicles caught fire following the accident on the M8 westbound, which happened near Livingston at 08:45. |
| A large plume of smoke could be seen over the accident, but the blaze now been extinguished. | |
| The road was closed for several hours in both directions between J3 and J2, but it has since reopened. | |
| There were long tailbacks reported in the area throughout the day. | |
| The Scottish Fire and Rescue service said 20 firefighters had been sent to tackle the blaze. | The Scottish Fire and Rescue service said 20 firefighters had been sent to tackle the blaze. |
| The Scottish Ambulance Service had earlier said two people had been taken to hospital. | The Scottish Ambulance Service had earlier said two people had been taken to hospital. |
| A police spokesman said: "Police Scotland responded to a four-vehicle collision on the westbound carriageway of the M8, junction 3 at around 8.50am. | |
| "Two cars, a van and an articulated lorry were all involved in the incident, which resulted in three vehicles catching fire. " | |