This weekend experienced severe traffic disruptions due to a motorway closure and an ongoing accident causing long delays on the Bellshill bypass. Traffic Scotland announced the M8 is closed westbound at Kingston Bridge, urging drivers to use alternative routes and anticipate extended travel times.
Newhousemill Road is closed at the “wee bridge” on Hogmanay, December 31st, due to an accident involving an Audi that damaged the bridge’s bollards and railings. Fortunately, no injuries are reported, but drivers are being diverted. Updates are requested regarding the reopening of the road.
A local resident in High Blantyre is seeking information about a vehicle that crashed into her red car on Loanfoot Road, causing significant damage. The incident occurred last week. Anyone with details or CCTV footage is encouraged to comment to assist in tracing the responsible vehicle.
A Blantyre resident seeks witnesses to a car-pedestrian accident that occurred on December 7, 2025, at 6:15 PM at Cowan Wilson Avenue. A woman walking her dog may have information about the car involved. Any CCTV or ring doorbell footage would be helpful. Please comment if you have details.
A tragic crash in Dundalk, County Louth, claimed the lives of five young individuals, including 21-year-old Chloe Hipson from Bellshill, Scotland. Other victims were Chloe McGee, Alan McCluskey, Dillon Commins, and Shay Duffy, all aged 21 to 23. Irish President Catherine Connolly expressed deep sorrow for the loss.
Road Policing officers in Lanarkshire are appealing for information following a fatal crash in Blantyre on Thursday, 30 October, 2025. Around 5.35pm, a 61-year-old man was driving a white Volkswagen Caddy van on Sydes Brae, when the vehicle crashed. Emergency services attended, however, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Nearby residents told us that […]
The M74 motorway is closed northbound at junction 7 due to a crash involving a car and a motorbike, reported at 10.35am on September 10, 2025. Emergency services are on the scene, and the motorcycle rider has been hospitalized. Motorists are urged to avoid the area if possible.
Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman was injured by a vehicle in East Kilbride. She was struck by a car on Heathery Knowe, at the junction of Strathcona and the road at the back of the Murray shops. The driver of the car did however stop, but allegedly only to move her […]