Emergency services attend after van crashes into tree on M8

It happened around 7pm on Tuesday

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service dispatched three appliances around 7pm
Author: Kieran BrandPublished 31st Oct 2023

Emergency services were called to Glasgow's M8 heading eastbound following reports a van collided with a tree.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service dispatched three appliances around 7pm to Junction 29A at Bishopton.

Police and paramedics with the ambulance service were also in attendance.

A man and woman have been taken to hospital to be checked over.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called around 6.55pm on Tuesday, 31 October, to a report of a one vehicle crash on the M8 eastbound near junction 29A, Bishopton, Glasgow.

“Emergency services attended and two people, a man and a woman, have been taken to hospital to be checked over.”

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