Frightened Glasgow residents returning to their homes have been given police escorts as their buildings were evacuated by an ongoing bomb threat in the area.
09.01.2022 - 22:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A man has died following an incident on the M8 which closed the motorway in Glasgow for three hours.
We told how the road was closed westbound after junction 22, Plantation, after what was police described as an 'ongoing incident'.
Officers have now confirmed they were called to a concern for person call on the motorway near Junction 23 at around 2.05pm on Sunday, January 9.
Emergency services raced to the scene and a 56-year-old man was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been made aware.
The road was closed for around three hours and police say a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police responded to a concern for person call on the M8 motorway near to Junction 23 westbound, Glasgow around 2.05pm on Sunday, 9 January, 2022.
"Emergency services attended and a 56-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin have been made aware.
"The road was closed for around three hours and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."
Traffic Scotland initially tweeted an alert around 2.20pm on Sunday to say the section of road had been closed due to a road traffic collision.
In a further tweet just before 4pm they said the road remained closed due to an ongoing incident, with delays of about 45 minutes from the M74 junction 1A to M77 junction 1 and 25 minute delays between M8 junction 20 and the M77 junction 1.
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