A man has been rushed to hospital with 'serious injuries' following a one-vehicle collision on the West Lothian M9
Police have confirmed the road re-opened shortly before 4pm following the crash on Thursday morning which saw a van overturned between Linlithgow and Newbridge.
Police and ambulance crews rushed to Junction 2 of the M9 shortly after 9am on Thursday morning with images showing the eastbound carriageway blocked off by police and a damaged grey van at the side of the road which appeared to have crashed.
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Alerting motorists of the incident, Traffic Scotland tweeted: "UPDATE: 10:13 M9 Junction 4-2. The M9 CLOSED Eastbound between Junction 4-2 due to an overturned van.
"Traffic slowing on the approach to Junction 4 with around a 20 minute delay within the closure. Traffic building through Linlithgow this morning."
A crew from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were also present at the scene, and an appeal has been launched by Police Scotland asking those who may have seen the incident to come forward.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of a crash involving one vehicle on the M9 at Junction 2 around, 9.15am on Thursday, 22 December, 2022.
“Emergency services are in attendance and road closures are in place.”
Officers recently issued an update as part of their appeal, adding: "The M9 has re-opened following a one vehicle crash approximately one mile prior to junction 2 southbound, which was reported around 9.15am on Thursday, 22 December, 2022.
"The driver was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment to serious injuries. The road was closed for around six hours and enquiries are ongoing.
"Officers are appealing for witnesses and in particular anyone who may have dashcam footage. Anyone with information should contact Police via 101, quoting incident number 0734 of Thursday, 22 December, 2022."
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