Five people have been taken to hospital after a crash on the M9 near Stirling.
Emergency services, including four ambulances and a heavy rescue unit, were called to the collision between Junction 9 and Junction 10 northbound just after noon.
Police closed the M80 and M9 motorways from the Bannockburn Interchange shortly after Friday’s crash.
Five people were taken to the Forth Valley Hospital, while three more patients were treated and discharged at the scene.
Their condition was not known.
The road reopened at 3pm on Friday.
One passing driver reported lengthy tailbacks on the northbound carriageway at around 1pm.
They said: “It looks like there’s been a bad smash between four cars.
“The black one at the front is being towed, but the grey van and car, as well as a red mini, remain at the scene.
“The carriageway has been coned off, and drivers are passing using the hard shoulder.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were called to a collision on the M9 near Stirling at noon on Friday.
“Four appliances and a heavy rescue unit were called to the scene.
“No person was trapped.
“The stop message came in at 12.30pm.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 12.04pm on Friday to attend an incident on the M9.
“We dispatched a number of resources, including four ambulances and our special operations team, with our first resource arriving on scene within a minute.
“We transported five patients to Forth Valley Royal Hospital, while a further three patients were treated and discharged at the scene.”
Police Scotland confirmed they are investigating the cause of the crash.
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