The M8 motorway fully reopened after emergency repairs were completed overnight following a bridge strike by an HGV that caused significant structural damage.

The M8 motorway westbound between Junctions 4A and 5 near Harthill fully reopened by 5am on Wednesday after overnight emergency repairs by BEAR Scotland following an HGV bridge strike that detached multiple steel cross beams, requiring re-welding, bolting, and installation of four new beams.