Lorry overturns on M74

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Lorry overturns on M74

A TRUCK driver had a lucky escape when his lorry overturned on a motorway today.

The vehicle toppled over at junction 13 on the M74, near Abington, in South Lanarkshire, at around 5.40am.

The driver was taken to Wishaw General Hospital where his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.

The two north-bound lanes of the motorway were closed due to the accident.

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