Edinburgh drivers warned as incident triggers huge tailback during …

Edinburgh drivers[1] have been warned to expect delays on their commute as an incident has triggered a huge queue tailing back.

An incident earlier this morning has led to traffic[2] delays between the M8, on junction six and junction four during rush hour.

Edinburgh Council's X account for traffic, EdinTravel, re-posted Traffic Scotland's post to warn local drivers that they could be faced with waiting 45 minutes on the M8.

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Images from live CCTV traffic cameras show huge queues along the M8 tailing back into West Lothian.

At 8am, Traffic Scotland posted: "M8 J6 - 4 experiencing delays of approximately 45 minutes Eastbound due to an earlier incident."

Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.

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References

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