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Traffic Scotland[1] has said the southbound carriageway of the road between Junction 2 and 1 is currently restricted following a crash.
999 crews are in attendance at the incident, however, the road firm has said traffic is currently backed up to Gartc…
Police[1] are appealing for information following a lorry crash[2] on Glasgow’s M74.
The incident happened on Thursday, April 4, at around 12.20pm when the HGV was travelling southbound on the M73 before continuing on to the M74 northbound on-slip. The…
We previously reported that the M73 slip-road southbound has been shut[1] heading onto the M74 at around 12.30pm on Thursday, April 4.
This was due to a collision and drivers were being urged to avoid the area.
Now over seven hours later, the area is s…
Part of Glasgow’s[1] busy M73[2] remains closed after a lorry crash resulted in a fuel spillage earlier today, April 4.
Emergency services[3] rushed to the motorway southbound slip-road heading onto the M74 at around 12.10pm following the one-vehicle i…
COMMUTERS are facing rush hour chaos after a crash on a busy Scots motorway has sparked huge delays.
Drivers[1] have been warned they face delays of at least half an hour after a HGV lorry overturned on the M73 this afternoon.
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The crash happened on the M73 where it joins with the M74Credit: GOOGLE MAPS
Emergency crews[2] raced to the scene on the southbound sliproad at junction 4 at the Maryville Interchange at around 12.25pm.
The crash happened on the slip-off road where the M73 joins the M74 in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire[3].
The busy stretch of the southbound road is currently closed as crews deal with the incident.
It is currently unknown if anyone has been injured as a result of the crash.
They warned commuters they face waits of approximately 26-30 minutes.
They have also urged drivers to avoid the area and use an alternative route.
Police[5] are currently at the scene of the crash.
Recovery crews are also at the scene and have managed to flip the truck.
A clean-up operation is underway after fuel spilled onto the road after the crash.
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Posting X, formerly known as Twitter[6] this morning, Traffic Scotland wrote: “UPDATE 17:10.
“The M73 Slip Southbound remains CLOSED heading onto the M74 due to a collision.
“Emergency services are at scene. Recovery and clear up is underway.
“Delays of approx. 26 minutes”.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 12.10pm on Thursday, 4 April, 2024, police were called to the M73 at the M74 flyover, following a report of a one-vehicle crash involving a lorry.
“Recovery was arranged and partners contacted regarding a fuel spillage on the road.”