M74 crash: Two people hospitalised as major South Lanarkshire motorway reopens after 'multiple collisions'
Two people were taken to hospital.
Two people have been taken to hospital as a section of the M74 in South Lanarkshire has reopened after reports of “multiple road traffic collisions” on Thursday.
The motorway was closed between junction 14 and junction 16, near the villages of Crawford and Elvanfoot, earlier on Thursday afternoon.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) said crews were called to a multi-vehicle collision at 11.15am, with three ambulances and three special operation response teams deployed to the scene.
They have now confirmed two patients were transported to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.
In an update on X, Traffic Scotland said the road has now reopened under a rolling road block with gritter. Traffic is being restricted to 40mph.
It said are expected while traffic returns to normal.
Earlier on Thursday, a police spokesperson said: “The A74(M) is closed in both directions between junctions 14 and 16 following multiple collisions due to icy conditions.
“Emergency services are at the scene and motorists are urged to avoid the area.”
The SAS spokesperson said: “We received a call at 11.15 to attend a multi-vehicle road traffic collision on the M74.
“Three ambulances and three special operation response teams were dispatched to the scene.”
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