Escaped cow that caused delays on M8 motorway is returned to its field
Traffic was held up eastbound on the M8 on Wednesday – due to a cow that had managed to find itself at the hard shoulder.
Traffic Scotland posted the news on its Twitter page at 2.46pm.
The tweet said: ‘#M8 Hazard. Police are holding traffic E/B at Harthill due to a cow that has managed to find itself at the hard shoulder. Updates as we get them.’
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Hide AdThe situation was soon brought under control, however, and all lanes reopened after the cow was safely returned to its field.