ONE of the country's busiest motorways was closed by an accident.
All traffic was diverted from the M8's eastbound carriageway to the west of Glasgow city centre while the emergency services dealt with the incident.
At about 5.50am this morning, a car could be seen on its roof close to junction 26 Hillington.
Queues built up quickly as vehicles were forced to leave the motorway.
Morning all, J here with you for AM peak 🙋♀️
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) April 26, 2018
There is an RTC on the #M8 eastbound at J26 Hillington and the road is CLOSED ⛔️right now and being diverted on the exit slip.
There is a bit of surface water so #TakeCare out there 🧡 pic.twitter.com/lpIJdkaKlR
Traffic Scotland tweeted: "There is an RTC on the M8 eastbound at J26 Hillington and the road is closed right now and being diverted on the exit slip.
"There is a bit of surface water so take care out there."
The road was eventually re-opened at 7.38am.
*CLEARED* 07:38️#M8 E/B J26 Hillington - is now OPEN ✅after an RTC. #Hallelujah
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) April 26, 2018
Traffic back to south of J29 St James, near Georgetown but hopefully should now ease 🤞
@ScotTranserv https://t.co/WKyit3IgKC
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