Heavy rain and high winds disrupt travel on Scotland’s roads, railways and ferry services

WET and windy weather caused disruption to travel on Tuesday, affecting roads, rail and ferry services.

There were multiple collisions on commuter routes as police warned drivers of surface water, while a landslip at the Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll and Bute saw the A83 closed in both directions.

Motorists faced delays after a four-car crash on the westbound M8 at Arkleston and a further collision involving four vehicles restricted travel on approach to the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow.

There was a lane closure on the east-bound A92 near Cowdenbeath in Fife, again due to a four-vehicle incident.

Heavy rain ?️ has continued throughout the night across western Scotland and much of Northern Ireland – stay #weatheraware pic.twitter.com/Z2tI1QkSLa

— Met Office (@metoffice) October 9, 2018

Flood warnings were in place in Strathglass and Strath Oykel in the north, and a further nine flood alerts covered areas including central Scotland, Tayside and Dumfries and Galloway.

A yellow Met Office warning for heavy rain was in place throughout Tuesday in west and central Scotland, the Highlands and Islands, Tayside and Fife.

ScotRail services were disrupted between Glasgow Central and Ayr due to a tree affecting overhead wires at Elderslie in Renfrewshire.

Some ferry sailings were disrupted or cancelled due to the weather, including services from Mallaig and Armadale.