An accident on the eastbound carriageway during the Monday morning rush hour caused a four-mile tailback.

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Police Scotland think the teenager had crossed the eastbound carriageway before he was struck by a vehicle.

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Officers were called after reports of a disturbance involving four men on the verge of the eastbound carriageway.

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The eastbound carriageway was closed so the vehicle could be recovered and a structural assessment of the sub-station and tunnel carried out.

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Police think a 13-year-old boy who was found dead on the M9 near Grangemouth crossed the eastbound carriageway before he was hit by a vehicle.

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The motorway was closed - in both directions - until lunchtime as investigators examined the crash scene on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 25 and 24.

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The gates are on the eastbound carriageway near Augill Beck which at 1, 400ft (426m), is one of the highest points along any trunk road in England.

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Emergency services were called to the eastbound carriageway between Margam, near Port Talbot, and Pyle, near Bridgend, after the alert was raised just after 12:30 GMT on Sunday.

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Mr McCourt, from Sandwell in the West Midlands, was driving his lorry on the eastbound carriageway of the A45 near Doddington, when a breeze block smashed through his windscreen.

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The police watchdog continues to appeal for information from anyone who saw a red Ford Mondeo travelling the wrong direction on the eastbound carriageway of the M4 near the Christchurch Road motorway bridge at around 0315 BST.

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