A man has died in a collision that closed part of a major Scottish motorway for more than 15 hours.Police Scotland said it was alerted to a report of a crash involving a pedestrian on the M80 at Denny at about 12.20am on Thursday.
Emergency crews attended, and the 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.No other injuries were reported.The motorway was closed in both directions between J9 and J8 at Sclandersburn Road overbridge.
The northbound lane reopened shortly after 3.30pm, with the southbound lane given the all-clear at about 4pm.Sergeant Michael Shillington said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the man who died at this difficult time.
“Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and I would ask anyone who witnessed the crash and hasn’t yet spoken to officers to get in touch.”I would also appeal to anyone who was travelling in the area around that time and who may have dashcam footage which could assist to contact us.”

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During rush hour, motorists were warned that the traffic tailbacks were running at about an hour on the northbound road and 20 minutes on the southbound lane.Drivers in both directions were faced with diversions of approximately 17 miles.In response to a question on X about the length of time the road had remained closed, Traffic Scotland said: “Due to the serious nature of the incident unfortunately there are no timescales with police investigations ongoing.”Read more from Jattvibe:’Incredibly brave’ man traps armed robber inside shopGirl’s body found after car crashes into river
Announcing the reopening of both lanes, Traffic Scotland added: “Traffic beginning to revert back to normal levels for the time of day.”The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) told Jattvibe it was not called out to the crash.