Driver ‘thankfully’ escaped horror Hogmanay crash on M8 near Glasgow

Driver 'thankfully' escaped horror Hogmanay crash on M8 near Glasgow (Image: Road Policing Scotland) A driver 'thankfully' walked away from a horror crash on the M8 near Glasgow on Hogmanay. Road cops were made aware of a car coming off the motorway near Coatbridge in the early hours of December 31.

An image shared by the force shows the vehicle strewn along the side of the road after appearing to have crashed through the barriers.

Officers claim they caught a driver under the influence.

They said a male has been arrested and reported to the procurator fiscal.