A man walking on the M8 motorway has died after being hit by a HGV . ‌

Emergency crews were called to the Shotts area at 12.40pm on Thursday afternoon, after a man was found injured on the road. ‌

However, police have confirmed that the man tragically died at the scene. Th e said the crash involved a pedestrian and a white Volvo HGV. The man's next of kin have been informed. ‌

The motorway was closed down on both the eastbound and westbound carriageways between the Shotts Interchange, Junction 5, and Newhouse Junction, Junction 6, for around eight hours.

Police Scotland have now confirmed that the M8 has reopened in both directions and enquiries into the crash are "ongoing". ‌

Images from the scene earlier showed mounting queues of traffic behind a police roadblock. A

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