M8 death driver ‘may have been going wrong way’

A TEENAGER killed in a collision on the M8 may have been driving the wrong way on the eastbound carriageway.

The 19-year-old from Bathgate was driving a Fiat Stilo when he collided with a lorry about one mile east of Harthill at around 1am today.

Police say they have received reports that the car was travelling west on the eastbound carriageway.

The HGV driver was not injured in the accident that closed a stretch of the M8 between Shotts and Whitburn for five hours while police carried out investigations.

One lane reopened around 6am, with the full carriageway reopened about 8.50am.

Inspector Richard Latto said: “At the moment we are working to establish the circumstances leading up to this collision, and would appeal for anyone who may have been in the area at the time, and who may have seen what happened, to contact police on 0131 311 3131.”

Anyone with any information should contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.