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In pictures: Recovery of lorry underway on Forth Road Bridge as man charged over incident

An overturned lorry on the Forth Road Bridge (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
An overturned lorry on the Forth Road Bridge (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

A LORRY driver has been charged after his vehicle was blown over on the Forth Road Bridge.

The bridge operators say it was closed to high-sided vehicles at the time of the incident which happened around 2am on Wednesday.

 

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “A 54-year-old man has been charged following a collision on the Forth Road Bridge at around 2am on January 11.

“A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”

Overturned lorry on the Forth Road Bridge (Traffic Scotland / Twitter)
Overturned lorry on the Forth Road Bridge (Traffic Scotland / Twitter)

No-one was injured but the bridge is likely to remain closed for some time as high winds hamper recovery efforts.

Transport Minister Humza Yousaf tweeted: “Recovery on @forthroadbridge underway – however there has been (non-structural) damage to the bridge so recovery complex. Will update.”

No-one was injured but the bridge is likely to remain closed for some time (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
No-one was injured but the bridge is likely to remain closed for some time (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

 

Amey’s Mark Arndt, said: “It’s most likely that we’ll be able to reopen one lane of the northbound carriageway later today, however we will need a crane to remove the HGV from the southbound carriageway, and this work is highly dependent on the prevailing wind speeds.

“We are continuing to monitor the forecast and have a team mobilised and ready to respond as soon as it is safe to do so, but it is very likely the bridge will remain closed through the morning peak.

Strong winds have hampered recovery efforts (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
Strong winds have hampered recovery efforts (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

“We know that closing the bridge has a serious impact on people’s journeys and it’s regretful that this situation has arisen.”

READ MORE: High winds cause travel chaos across Scotland and northern England