Collisions lead to hold-ups

DRIVERS faced disruption as nine vehicles were involved in separate traffic accidents near the Capital.

A car, two vans and two heavy goods vehicles were involved in a five-vehicle pile up on the M8, which caused tailbacks close to junction three at Livingston yesterday.

In other incidents a car struck a lorry at junction two at around 7:25am and a lorry struck a car on the M9 approaching the Forth Road Bridge at 7:10am. No-one was seriously injured in any of incidents.