THE grieving family of a man who died after getting out of a moving taxi on Scotland’s busiest motorway said he was “one in a billion”.
Lyle Rushbury, 23, was struck and killed by a bus on the M8 in Glasgow after exiting a private hire cab in the early hours of the morning.
Mr Rushbury’s mother, Audrey, and 20-year-old sister, Tyne, paid tribute to him, saying they could not have wished for a better son or brother.
In statement, they said: “He was one in a billion. He was one of the best brothers and sons anyone could have asked for. He was so full of life – he was always the life and soul of the party.”
Mr Rushbury, of Flynn Gardens, Stepps, got out of the Peugeot private hire cab at around 12.30am as it was heading west, near junction 15 at Townhead.
He was subsequently hit by a bus on the main carriageway.
Emergency services attended but Mr Rushbury was dead at the scene.
A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
Police Scotland officers are appealing for information from anyone who may have witnessed the incident, including passengers on the bus.
Inspector Janet Dickie, from the road policing unit, said: “There would have been other cars driving on the motorway around the time of this incident and it is important we speak to anyone who witnessed what happened.
“In particular we would like to speak to any passengers on the bus involved who may have information to assist with our inquiries.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact officers at the road policing unit based at Helen Street through 101.”
Friends and loved ones also praised Mr Rushbury on social media, with posts on Twitter that he had been “taken too young”.
In a tweet dated May 19, Mr Rushbury indicated that he had planned to spend this coming weekend partying with friends in Newcastle to celebrate the bank holiday.
He wrote that he had “a couple of apartments sorted” and later added that he missed week-nights out now that he was working.
His former business and computing teacher, Suz Halliday, tweeted that she was “sad to hear the news about one of my ex-students” and offered her condolences.
A friend, Taylor Bolger, tweeted “We will not forget you, I know you’ll do a good job watching over us all.”
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