A young man wis fighting for his life after being knocked down on Scotland’s busiest motorway. Emergency services were called to the scene on the westbound carriageway of the M8, near Harthill, shortly after 4pm on Monday, October 17.
Officers locked down the scene for more than five hours after the crash, which involved a grey Renault Trafic SL28, a Volkswagen Crafter van and the 26-year-old pedestrian. The injured man was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment to life-threatening injuries.
A picture from the scene shows the helicopter after it landed on the carriageway in front of queuing traffic. A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident but released pending further enquiries.
