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Edinburgh traffic: M8 morning commuters hit by 39-minute tailbacks to Livingston after Hermiston Gait crash
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Scotsman and STV News are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 13 Oct 2026, 06:41 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Edinburgh traffic: M8 morning commuters hit by 39-minute tailbacks to Livingston after Hermiston Gait crash”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Commuters heading into Edinburgh faced tailbacks stretching miles to Livingston following a peak-time crash on the M8.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by STV News
Drivers face delays following crash on M8 near Hermiston Gait
- New development reported by The Scotsman
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.