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Woman killed in horror crash with Tesco lorry on M8 near Edinburgh as road closed for nine hours

A WOMAN has died following a horror crash on a busy Scots motorway.

Emergency services[1] were called to the scene on the M8 near junction one[2] at Hermiston Gate near Edinburgh[3] yesterday morning.

A Tesco HGV and a Kia Sorento collided during rush hour yesterday morning

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A Tesco HGV and a Kia Sorento collided during rush hour yesterday morningCredit: Supplied
The road was closed for over nine hours for investigations to be conducted

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The road was closed for over nine hours for investigations to be conductedCredit: Supplied

A Tesco MAN HGV was involved in a collision with a Kia Sorento

Police[4] confirmed the driver of the Kia Sorento, a 41-year-old woman, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.

Several fire engines and ambulances including a special operations response team (SORT) were also at the scene throughout the day.

The road was closed for around nine hours as investigations into the crash began.

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“Enquiries into the circumstances of this collision are ongoing, and I would ask anyone who was on the motorway at the time and may have seen the crash, to please contact us.

“I would also appeal to anyone with dash-cams or recording equipment to check their footage for anything that could assist us.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0761 of 18 December, 2023.”

This is a breaking news story, more to follow.

References

  1. ^ Emergency services (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  2. ^ M8 near junction one (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  3. ^ Edinburgh (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  4. ^ Police (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)