Section of busy motorway closed after three-vehicle crash

DRIVERS are being warned that a section of a busy Glasgow motorway is closed following a crash.

Amey South-West Trunk Roads announced the closure on X, formerly Twitter, at around 4.30pm on Thursday, July 4.

Lane one and the hard shoulder of the M8 at junction 24 (Helen Street) are currently shut.

Police confirmed the collision involved two vans and a car.

Commuters are being told to expect delays of up to seven minutes.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We received a report of a crash on the M8, junction 24 involving two vans and a car.

"Scottish Ambulance Service has been contacted."