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| One dead in major motorway crash | One dead in major motorway crash |
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| A man has died and four others have been injured in a crash on one of Scotland's busiest motorways. | A man has died and four others have been injured in a crash on one of Scotland's busiest motorways. |
| Qiqin Lin, 28, of Falconer Rise, Livingston, was killed on the M8 near Harthill at about noon on Saturday. | |
| Police said the van appeared to lose control before colliding with two cars travelling in the opposite direction. | Police said the van appeared to lose control before colliding with two cars travelling in the opposite direction. |
| An eight-year-old girl and a boy aged 13 are seriously injured in hospital. Two other passengers in the same car were also injured. | An eight-year-old girl and a boy aged 13 are seriously injured in hospital. Two other passengers in the same car were also injured. |
| A 71-year-old woman, who was driving the car, and a 43-year-old woman, who was a front seat passenger, are being treated for shoulder injuries. | A 71-year-old woman, who was driving the car, and a 43-year-old woman, who was a front seat passenger, are being treated for shoulder injuries. |
| 'Lost control' | 'Lost control' |
| The driver of the third vehicle involved was uninjured but badly shaken, police said. | The driver of the third vehicle involved was uninjured but badly shaken, police said. |
| The M8 between junctions four and five was closed for several hours on Saturday causing lengthy tailbacks. | The M8 between junctions four and five was closed for several hours on Saturday causing lengthy tailbacks. |
| A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said: "A 28-year-old man was driving his Mercedes van eastbound on the M8 near to junction 5, Harthill, when it appears that the vehicle lost control and collided with a Hyundai car being driven westbound by a 71-year-old woman and a Renault car also being driven westbound, by a man. | A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said: "A 28-year-old man was driving his Mercedes van eastbound on the M8 near to junction 5, Harthill, when it appears that the vehicle lost control and collided with a Hyundai car being driven westbound by a 71-year-old woman and a Renault car also being driven westbound, by a man. |
| "Emergency services attended but the 28-year-old driver of the van died at the scene." | "Emergency services attended but the 28-year-old driver of the van died at the scene." |