Kilmarnock

DRIVERS are facing major delays after a ‘police incident’ closed a stretch of a busy Scots motorway in both directions.

Huge tailbacks were reported on the southbound section of the M77 in Glasgow^[1] tonight.

1

A section of the M77 has been locked downCredit: Alamy

Cars have been stuck in traffic^[2] since shortly before 7pm after the police^[3] incident.

The nature of the incident is currently unclear.

However, the stretch of the motorway is closed at junction 2 near Silverburn Shopping^[4] Centre.

Traffic Scotland alerted drivers to the crash this evening with a post on X, formerly known as Twitter^[5].

“There is an ongoing police incident, police have closed the road in both directions”.

Amey SW Trunk Roads also posted about the incident.

Most read in The Scottish Sun

They urged all road users to use an alternative route.

They posted: “M77 closed both ways at Junction 2 (Silverburn) due to a Police incident. #usealtroute”.

M23 accident Multiple people injured after 15-car pile up at rush hour sparks bumper-to-bumper traffic & road closures

It is currently unclear what sparked the police response.

Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.

References

1. ^{^} Glasgow (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
2. ^{^} traffic (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
3. ^{^} police (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
4. ^{^} Shopping (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
5. ^{^} Twitter (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)