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| Police name motorway crash victim | Police name motorway crash victim |
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| A man who died following a one-vehicle accident on Scotland's busiest motorway has been named by police. | A man who died following a one-vehicle accident on Scotland's busiest motorway has been named by police. |
| John Sutherland was trapped when his car overturned on the M8 at 0515 GMT on Saturday while he was driving to work. | John Sutherland was trapped when his car overturned on the M8 at 0515 GMT on Saturday while he was driving to work. |
| Emergency crews called to the incident were not able to save 36-year-old Mr Sutherland, who died at the scene. | |
| The crash happened on the eastbound carriageway between Harthill and East Whitburn. The road was closed for several hours. | The crash happened on the eastbound carriageway between Harthill and East Whitburn. The road was closed for several hours. |
| Mr Sutherland's green Rover car crashed after it left the carriageway. | Mr Sutherland's green Rover car crashed after it left the carriageway. |
| A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "We know that Mr Sutherland was travelling from Glasgow, where he lived, to his place of work in Edinburgh. | A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "We know that Mr Sutherland was travelling from Glasgow, where he lived, to his place of work in Edinburgh. |
| "However, we are particularly keen to speak with anyone who was in the company of John on Friday night or Saturday morning." | "However, we are particularly keen to speak with anyone who was in the company of John on Friday night or Saturday morning." |
| The force also urged anyone who may have seen a small green Rover MG ZS motor car travelling east on the M8 at about 0500 GMT on Saturday morning to contact them. | The force also urged anyone who may have seen a small green Rover MG ZS motor car travelling east on the M8 at about 0500 GMT on Saturday morning to contact them. |