Woman dies after car and lorry crash on M8 near Edinburgh

A woman has died in a crash involving a car and a Tesco lorry near Edinburgh.

The 41-year-old car driver was pronounced dead at the scene following the collision at Hermiston Gate, near junction 1 of the westbound M8, at about 09:10 on Monday.

Police closed the road for almost 10 hours as part of an initial investigation.

A spokesperson for Tesco confirmed a heavy goods vehicle had been involved in the crash with a Kia Sorento.

The HGV was operated by a contractor, Russell Logistics.

Emergency crews, including four fire appliances attended

Road Policing Sergeant Jill Kirkpatrick appealed for anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward.