A person has died after being hit by a automobile as he walked alongside the M8 motorway, Police Scotland stated.
The incident, involving a blue Seat Leon occurred on the westbound carriageway between Bathgate and Glasgow in North Lanarkshire at roughly 1.50am on Sunday morning.
The pedestrian was fatally injured and died on the scene close to Chapelhall, whereas the automobile driver was unharmed however “very upset”, in response to police.
After initially searching for to determine the person, officers have now been in a position to attain his subsequent of kin.
They’re additionally interesting for any witnesses to the deadly collision.
I’d ask anybody with dashcam units to test their footage because it might maintain photos which might show to be vital in our inquiries
Sergeant John Tait, Police Scotland
Sergeant John Tait stated: “We’re conscious there have been different automobiles, particularly an HGV lorry, travelling on the carriageway across the time of the incident, and I’m asking the lorry driver and different motorists to contact us.
“They might not even bear in mind that an incident occurred however we might ask them to get in contact with us.
“Particularly, I’d ask anybody with dashcam units to test their footage because it might maintain photos which might show to be vital in our inquiries.”
Anybody with info is requested to name Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident quantity 0449 of January 30 2022.
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