M8 reopens after lorry overturns and causes delays A section of the M8 motorway has reopened after a heavy goods lorry overturned earlier today. The accident, which occurred at around 1.50pm today, forced the closure of the eastbound carriageway at Junction 5 near Shotts for a period, with traffic being diverted off at the slip road. Traffic Scotland said the HGV lorry had been removed from the carriageway and a clean-up operation had been completed. No one is thought to have been injured in the accident.