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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
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John Gillespie

Edinburgh M8 lorry driver dies after truck crashes and overturns on busy motorway

Edinburgh police are appealing to the public for information after a 54-year-old man died in a road traffic collision on the M8 near Edinburgh.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, August 23, when a single heavy goods vehicle overturned a short distance west of the Hermiston Gait Roundabout. Emergency services raced to the scene shortly after 4pm after the call was raised.

The driver was rescued from the vehicle but was sadly pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Police have now made his family aware of the incident.

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