Man dies after M8 quad bike crash
Last updated 13th Aug 2017
A man has died following a road crash on the M8 on Saturday 12th August 2017.
Around 3:45pm a 24 year old man was driving a green SMC quad bike on the M8 near to Junction 29, Paisley, when he appeared to lose control, colliding with a lamp post on the slip road.
Emergency services attended and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sergeant Mark Miller from the Divisional Road Policing Unit based at Greenock said: 'I would appeal to anyone who was on the M8 near to Junction 29 around the time of the crash, who may have witnessed what happened, to get in touch.
'I am also appealing for any motorists who could potentially have dashcam footage of the incident, or of the quad bike driving on the motorway beforehand, to please come forward.'
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Divisional Road Policing Unit based at Greenock via 101 and quote incident number 2662 of Saturday 12th August 2017.