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.” X This content is …