Police Scotland have slammed the “utterly unacceptable” actions of a driver who filmed the aftermath of a major crash on the M8.
The eastbound section of the busy motorway, near the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, was brought to a standstill after the smash.
It's thought that five cars and one flatbed lorry were involved.
Pictures from the scene show the huge tailbacks faced by drivers, with motorists involved in the crash left standing by the roadside.
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Police, fire and ambulance crews were all called to the scene at Junction 15 just after 2.30pm.
All lanes eastbound had to be closed for around two hours following the incident, in which a woman had to be rescued from a lorry.
She was taken to hospital where her condition is currently unknown, however a police spokesman confirmed there are not thought to be any serious injuries.
The motorway was eventually reopened to traffic just before 5pm – however Traffic Scotland warned the road remained “extremely busy” with delays expected to continue for some time.
However, officers have since hit out at one reckless driver who decided to film the aftermath of the incident on their mobile phone while on the move.
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The driver has been reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal.
Posting on Twitter, Road Policing Scotland said: “Glasgow Road Policing attended an RTC of the M8 Junction 15 eastbound earlier.
“The motorway has now fully reopened.
“In addition to the RTC, one driver drove past holding and recording the incident on their phone.
“They’re now subject of a report to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
“Completely and utterly unacceptable”.
Westbound drivers could also be seen slowing down to look at the crash.
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