Lorry bursts into flames on M80 sparking traffic chaos for drivers

link!A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.30am on Friday, March 12, officers were called to the M74 near the Raith Interchange following a report of a lorry overturning.“The driver was taken to hospital as a precaution and recovery remains ongoing.”

Traffic Scotland have released warnings and urged people to find alternative routes where possible.The nature of the crash is not yet clear and there is no detail of any injuries at this stage.The Record has contacted Police Scotland for comment.

Cops have launched a probe after a property was set on fire in Aberdeen.Fire fighters tackled the blaze on Golf Road in the city last night around 11.50pm.Police have now launched an investigation and are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.No one was injured in the incident.Sergeant Terence Brady said: “Fortunately no one was injured but damage was caused to the property and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.“Anyone with information about what happened

Coatbridge road.Stephen Brown, from Viewpark, spent two days in hospital fighting for his life after being knocked down on Tuesday.Mercy crews rushed the 39-year-old to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he remained in critical condition before sadly dying yesterday.The horror incident happened at around 11.40am on Kirkshaws Road, at its junction with North Road.The 48-year-old driver of the lorry was uninjured.Now police are re-appealing for information and are urging anyone with dashcam footage to

Scots road yesterday.Emergency services were called to the A980 at Raemoir in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, after the driver of a Mitsubishi Canter truck left the road at around 12.20pm.

M90 this afternoon.The one vehicle accident took place on the southbound stretch between Junction 6 and Junction 5 just after 1pm.It is not known if there are any injuries at this stage, but the truck was seen crashed into the central reservation.It appears to have mounted a grassy verge alongside the carriageway before ploughing into the barrier.At 1.15pm, Traffic Scotland reported that the route between Kinross and Gairney Bridge was closed to deal with the incident.The service wrote on

Babcock bosses have hit back in a war of words over strike action at Scotland’s nuclear bases after hundreds of workers voted to walk out.The Unite union revealed that members at the Coulport and Faslane naval bases on the Clyde have given ‘overwhelming’ support to the industrial action over pay and future working arrangements.Babcock said they were “disappointed” but were committed to finding a “mutually acceptable” resolution.

massive fire has broken out at a Fife Council depot with several vehicles reported to be alight.Video footage from Fife Jammer Locations taken near the scene in Dunfermline shows massive flames leaping into the air at the Regency House site in the Halbeath area of the town.Local reports suggest at least five vehicles, including mini buses, have caught fire after the blaze broke out at around 8.30pm.Emergency services remain at the scene with eye witnesses saying four fire appliances are in

Perth.Police were called to the northbound carriageway near Kinfauns at around 3.50pm on Friday after the alarm was raised.It is not currently known whether the person has been injured or taken to hospital.One lane of the busy road remains blocked with heavy queuing traffic reported in the area.Motorists are being urged to expect delays by Traffic Scotland.They tweeted: “A90 RTC. Lane 1 (of 2) remains closed on the A90 N/B at Kinfauns due to an RTC.

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“It’s very unfair that a man doing his job can end up in this situation.

North Ayrshire after a hearse burst into flames this afternoon.Emergency services scrambled to Glencairn Street in Stevenston after a report of the vehicle, which is used for taking coffins to a funeral, on fire.The road was closed near the JET petrol station while the fire brigade tackled the flames at around 4pm.It's not yet clear if there was a coffin inside the hearse at the time of the blaze.It's not believed anyone was injured as a result of the fire and the road has now reopened.A

vaccination centre was plunged into chaos after a fridge broke down.Replacement Covid-19 vaccines had to be brought in after the fridge failure Glentrothes' Rothes Halls site, Fife, which delayed jab appointments this morning.NHS Fife said the clinic was now running again with people encouraged to turn up.In a statement, the health board said: “We experienced a brief issue earlier this morning at our Rothes Halls community Covid-19 vaccination clinic following a fridge failure overnight.“The

“We have made good progress and supply restoration is now underway.

explosive fireball in Fife this afternoon as the terrified driver and their young children leapt out and ran for their lives.Fire crews scrambled to the scene after the vehicle burst into flames in Inverkeithing.The passengers in the car jumped out after smoke began belting out of the car - and within seconds the vehicle was up in flames.The family are shaken but uninjured as a result of the blaze, which happened on the road coming up from Ferrytoll Park and Ride .In a post on Facebook one

a massive milk lorry up an icy hill has been rewarded - with a year's free supply of dairy products.We told how Charlene Leslie had nipped out for a bottle of Irn Bru and some snacks when she saw the eight-wheel HGV struggling through the heavy snow in Cowdenbeath, Fife on Tuesday as Storm Darcy continued to rage.The mum-of-three said she couldn't leave the driver 'without help' and was videoed pushing the Graham's milk lorry up the slope from behind.An incredible 18-second clip of the feat went

Glasgow's Gallowgate has been struck by heavy flooding after a pipe burst pipe in the area.Thick dirty water has transformed the street into a brown river as mercy crews try to tackle the incident.Scottish Water are on the scene frantically trying to repair the broken pipe causing chaos on the scene this evening.Scots are being warned to stay away from the area as specialist teams attempt to stop the flooding.Scottish Water said: "A burst water main has been reported on Gallowgate, in the G40

mum who, went viral after helping push a lorry to safety amid Storm Darcy, 'was just trying to help' as shocked locals watched on.Charlene Leslie was 'just popping to the shop for some Irn-Bru and snacks' when chaos erupted in her hometown of Cowdenbeath, Fife on Tuesday.We told how vehicles struggled to get up one hill in the town centre due to heavy snowfall in the wake of Storm Dacy.

crashed on the A1 in East Lothian sparking travel chaos this morning.Emergency services have raced to the scene after the HGV was involved in a road traffic collision at around 6.50am on the road to Edinburgh, northbound at Gladsmuir.Police are currently on the scene and all lanes were restricted on the road between A198 Tranent and the B6363 Gladsmuir.The road has now reopened to drivers but it is not yet clear if there have been any injuries as a result of the crash.Police Scotland have been