Five people – including two children – have been taken to hospital following a 12-vehicle crash which closed part of a major Scottish motorway overnight.<\/p>\n
Emergency services were called to the collision on the M73 at about 10.50pm on Sunday, with the northbound road closed between J2 Baillieston Interchange and J2A Gartcosh Interchange.<\/p>\n
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said it initially received a report of a road traffic collision (RTC) involving “approximately 15 vehicles” and mobilised four fire appliances and specialist resources to the scene.<\/p>\n
SFRS said the crash involved 11 vehicles, however in an update later on Monday, Police Scotland<\/a> said it was 12 motors.<\/p>\n Five people were taken to hospital as a precaution, with three others treated and released at the scene.<\/p>\n A spokesperson from the Scottish Ambulance Service told Sky News: “We dispatched six ambulances and two special operations response teams (SORT) to the scene.<\/p>\n “We transported two patients to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, two patients to the Royal Hospital for Children, and one patient to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.”<\/p>\n Amey SW Trunk Roads reported it was a “15 vehicle RTC” and advised motorists to avoid the area.<\/p>\n Vehicles were recovered by about 3am on Monday, with police requesting a sweeper to attend to the debris.<\/p>\n Read more from Sky News:
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