Man dies in M77 crash in Glasgow after tractor sheds timber onto M8
The 61-year-old driver of the tractor was pronounced dead at the scene.
A man has died following a crash on the M77 in Glasgow yesterday afternoon.
Officers were called out to the northbound carriageway around 5.30pm where a tractor and trailer had shed its load of timber onto the M8.
When emergency services arrived, they pronounced the 61-year-old male driver of the tractor dead at the scene.
Sergeant Fraser McEwan said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died. Enquiries are ongoing into the cause of the crash, however, one line of enquiry is that the driver took ill within the tractor.
“A number of road closures had to be put in place following this crash to allow for an investigation to take place and the load to be recovered.
All roads were reopened at 5.25am this morning.
“We would ask anyone who witnessed this crash and has yet to speak with police to please contact us. Anyone with relevant dash-came footage is also asked to come forward.
“If you can help, please contact police on 101 quoting incident number 2508 of 30 September.”
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