Glasgow M8 crash: Two on-duty cops among four rushed to hospital after horror smash

TWO on-duty cops are among four people rushed to hospital following a horror three-vehicle crash on a busy motorway. A section of the M8 in Glasgow[1] is currently shut down after the collision happened around 1.10pm this afternoon.

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Four people have been rushed to hospital after the smashCredit: Alan MacGregor Ewing

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The eastbound road on the M8 has been closedCredit: Alan MacGregor Ewing

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The collision has caused huge tailbacks on the M8 this afternoonCredit: Robert Perry

The smash scene at junction 13 is causing huge tailbacks on the major route. It is understood that a vehicle smashed into the barriers during the collision.

Emergency crews[2] are currently in attendance. Two people were taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital[3] and two to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.