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| A 58-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after his car was involved in a head-on collision with a police car on the A8 in Lanarkshire. | A 58-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after his car was involved in a head-on collision with a police car on the A8 in Lanarkshire. |
| The crash happened on the eastbound carriageway near Eurocentral, close to where it merges with the M8 motorway, just after 2200 GMT on Tuesday. | The crash happened on the eastbound carriageway near Eurocentral, close to where it merges with the M8 motorway, just after 2200 GMT on Tuesday. |
| Firefighters had to cut free the three people involved. | Firefighters had to cut free the three people involved. |
| The 33-year-old officer, who was driving the police car, was being treated for leg and pelvic injuries. | The 33-year-old officer, who was driving the police car, was being treated for leg and pelvic injuries. |
| His 44-year-old colleague, who received a shoulder injury and cuts and bruises, was allowed home. | His 44-year-old colleague, who received a shoulder injury and cuts and bruises, was allowed home. |
| The road reopened eastbound at junction six at about 1100 GMT on Wednesday. | |
| Officers from outwith the Strathclyde Police area were called in to investigate the collision. |