THE drivers of two cars luckily escaped with their lives after their cars caught fire in a horror motorway crash.
A red Vauxhall Astra and a silver BMW collided on the M80 near Old Inns outside Cumbernauld earlier today, causing the northbound lane of the motorway to close.
The 52-year-old driver of the Astra has been issued a Fixed Penalty Notice in connection with alleged traffic offences.
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Police confirmed that no one was injured in the crash.
The road has now reopened to traffic.
A police spokeswoman said: "There was a two-vehicle crash on the M80. Both cars caught fire.
"No one was injured in the collision.
"The 52-year-old driver of the Vauxhall Astra was issued with a fixed penalty notice in connection with alleged road traffic offences."
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