Teenager, 18, fatally struck by lorry after plunging from bridge in Scots city
A teenager has died after falling from a bridge then being struck by a lorry in the Highlands.
The 18-year-old fell from a bridge in Inverness[1] onto the A9 near the Raigmore Interchange.
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The teen diesCredit: Google Maps
The death is not being treated as suspicious but police[2] are making inquiries to establish the full circumstances of the incident.
The male driver of the lorry was uninjured.
Both the road and bridge were closed for several hours to allow officers to carry out their investigation.
Chief Inspector Richard Ross said: “We are continuing to piece together exactly what has happened and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time, who has not spoken to us, to get in touch.
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 0482 of 12 September.
Meanwhile, in Glasgow, a crash sparked huge delays[3] amid rush hour on a section of Scotland’s busiest motorway today.
The smash involved five vehicles on the M8 at junction 21 in Glasgow[4] just after 8am this morning.
Lane one of the busy route was closed around 8.20am as emergency crews attended the scene.
Police, firefighters, and the Trunk Road Incident Support Service raced to the scene to tackle the collision.
Rush hour traffic chaos on Glasgow’s M8 as three-car crash sparks huge tailbacks
The crash led to lengthy tailbacks westbound after the Kingston Bridge.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “We were alerted at 8.18am to reports of a road traffic collision involving five vehicles on the M8 in Glasgow.
“Operations control immediately mobilised four appliances and a heavy rescue unit.
“Crews assisted emergency service partners and there were no casualties reported.
“Firefighters left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe.”
