A TEENAGE girl has died and a young boy remains critical in hospital after a crash on Scotland's busiest motorways.
The M8 was closed for nearly five hours for investigations after the crash on the M8, near to junction 4A for Whitburn, on Sunday October 17.
The crash involved a brown Ford Focus and a black Volkswagen Golf.
The occupants of the Ford Focus – a man, a woman, and two children – were taken to hospital for treatment.
The 14-year-old girl died in hospital on Sunday, October, 24.
The six-year-old boy remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition.
Sergeant Jennifer Forbes said: “Our thoughts are with the girl’s family at this incredibly distressing time. We continue to support them as we investigate how this crash happened.
“I’d ask any witnesses to the crash who are yet to come forward to do so at their earliest opportunity.”
Those with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 and quote incident number 1158 of October 17, 2021.
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