Three in hospital after Glasgow M8 crash as car ploughs into barriers after ‘losing control’
The incident happened at around 7.15pm on Wednesday night and police said the car appeared to 'lose control' before crashing into the barriers.
11:13, 18 Jun 2026Updated 11:17, 18 Jun 2026
View ImageThe M8 westbound was closed near Govan after the crash(Image: Google Maps)
Three people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into barriers on the M8 in Glasgow.
Police[1] are appealing for information on the one-vehicle crash, which happened at around 7.15pm on Wednesday, June 17.
A grey Skoda Octavia travelling on the westbound carriageway of the M8 appeared to lose control and crashed into the barrier between Junction 24 off-slip and Junction 24 on-slip.
The 21-year-old male driver and two female passengers, both aged 22, were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after the crash.
A 26-year old male passenger was assessed at the scene by emergency services but was not taken to hospital.
Article continues belowPolice said their inquiry into the crash was ongoing and have urged any drivers who have dash-cam footage of the incident to contact them as soon as possible.
Sergeant Chris McColm said: "Our enquiries into the collision are ongoing and I am appealing to motorists who were driving on the M8 around the time of the incident to contact us with any information.
If you have dash cam equipment, please pass on your footage as it could assist us in our enquiries."
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3193 of Wednesday, 17 June, 2026.