Lorry plunges from motorway bridge and lands upside-down on dual carriageway
The HGV went through a barrier and plunged from the M90 flyover at the Craigend Interchange in Perth, Scotland and landed on its roof on the on the road below
15:04, 06 May 2025Updated 15:04, 06 May 2025
The HGV crashed through a barrier and fell onto the road below(Image: Katielee Arrowsmith / SWNS)A lorry has fallen from a bridge and landed upside down on a dual carriageway in a shocking crash[1] which saw emergency services rush to the scene. The HGV went through a barrier and plunged from the M90[2] flyover at the Craigend Interchange in Perth, Scotland[3] and landed on its roof on the on the A912 below.
Emergency crews, including paramedics, police[4], firefighters and trauma response units, were scrambled to the scene at around 7.30am today. The driver of the lorry was airlifted to Ninewells Hospital[5] in Dundee[6].
Details of their condition have not been released. The road remains closed as an investigation is ongoing.
The driver was taken to hospital(Image: fifejammerlocations)A Scottish Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We received a call at 07:30 to attend an incident at the Craigend Interchange near Perth. Two ambulances, an air ambulance, a trauma team, a special operations response team (SORT) and a resuscitation rapid response unit (3RU) were dispatched to the scene.
One patient was transported to Ninewells Hospital."
A Police Scotland statement said: "The M90 slip road heading southbound from Broxden is closed at Craigend, and the A912 is closed in both directions following a report of a road crash at 7.30am. Emergency services are at the scene."
The lorry fell from the M90 flyover at the Craigend Interchange(Image: Katielee Arrowsmith / SWNS)Article continues belowA Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "A lorry has come off the road on the M90 southbound at the Craigend Interchange.
"Six fire appliances and a heavy rescue unit were asked to attend the incident at around 7.30am. Crews received a stop message at 8.22am."
In February the Mirror reported on a pilot who was killed after a plane was seen plummeting towards a busy motorway[7], before crashing on the road.
A German lorry driver who saw the accident said the plane made a turn and then fell to the ground.
Breda Aviation Flight School confirmed the death of one of its pilots, saying there had been a "tragic accident" at around 12.45pm on Tuesday.
Six fire appliances and a heavy rescue unit were sent to the scene(Image: Katielee Arrowsmith / SWNS)The man who died was training when the Aquila plane came down. He was the only person onboard the plane at the time, when it came down near Breda, around 37 miles from Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Article continues belowFootage taken by passersby on both sides of the motorway shows plumes of smoke coming from a burned-out wreckage. Some drivers are seen standing in the middle of the road in disbelief.
The images also show traffic being held up and a fire engine arriving at the scene.
Witness Floyd Aanen wrote: "From the viaduct. Lots of smoke and sirens. Plane crashed on A58 near Breda Airport.
Pilot died." Others report seeing an "enormous fireball".
The flight school wrote in a message on social media: "The sadness and disbelief is indescribable. Our thoughts go out to the wife, family and surviving relatives. The dismay is great.
Breda Aviation will be closed in the coming days.
We would like to thank everyone for the heartwarming compassion shown."