Major Scots road CLOSED after lorry catches fire & emergency crews lock down scene

11/09/2024

A MAJOR Scots road remains closed after a lorry caught fire last night following a crash.

Emergency crews locked down the A77 near Ballantrae, Ayrshire ^[1] in both directions just before 8pm.

Firefighters tackled the blaze while the road was closed.

The vehicle appeared to be toppled over at the side of the carriageway

There were no reports of injuries following the one-vehicle crash, but one person was taken to Galloway Community Hospital.

Shocking pictures from the scene show firefighters tackling the huge blaze on the road.

The vehicle appears to have toppled over in to some trees as the fire ripped through the lorry cab.

Officers confirmed that arrangements are being made to move the lorry and the scaffolding it was transporting.

social media^[2] to use alternative routes as the road remains shut this morning.

They added: “The A77 at Glenapp Church remains CLOSED in both directions due to an earlier vehicle fire.

“Diversions remain in place via A75 and A714.

“Traffic is coping well around the diversion.”

Motorists faced long diversions due to the closure.

All traffic leaving Stranraer heading northbound had to follow a diversion of 53 miles.

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And ferry traffic at Cairnryan wanting to head north had to follow a 58-mile diversion.

Anyone heading southbound had a route of 53 miles.

A Police Scotland ^[3] spokesperson said: “Around 7.45pm on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024, police were made aware of a one-vehicle crash on the A77 near Ballantrae, resulting in the vehicle leaving the road.

“There were no reports of any injuries. Arrangements are being made to uplift the lorry and its contents (scaffolding).

“The road remains closed and a diversion is in place.”

A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 19:47 on Tuesday 10 September to attend an incident on the A77, north of Cairnryan.

“We dispatched one ambulance to the scene and one patient was transported to Galloway Community Hospital.”