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Man dies after car and van crash on M74 in Lanarkshire Man dies after car and van crash on M74 in Lanarkshire
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A 60-year-old man has died following a crash between a car and a van on the M74 in Lanarkshire. A motorist was struck and killed while carrying out car repairs on the motorway hard shoulder.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash, on the northbound carriageway between Larkhall and Hamilton, at about 06:20. The 60-year-old was tending to a wheel of his stationary Fiat Punto when he was hit by a van on the M74 between Larkhall and Hamilton in Lanarkshire.
Police said the motorway was currently closed to all northbound traffic between J8 and J6. Police are appealing for witnesses following the crash north of junction 7 at around 06:20.
Local diversions are in place and officers are still on the scene. It is unclear when the motorway will reopen. The 57-year-old driver of the white Mercedes Sprinter van was not injured.
Surrounding roads were extremely congested, with queues back to junction 10 Lesmahagow. Sgt Craig McDonald said: "Road policing officers are continuing inquiries and seek the assistance of the public to determine what exactly took place.
"If you have any information or witnessed this incident, we ask that you get in contact with the road policing unit at Motherwell on 101."