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Fife farmer James Oswald finally hit the big time after multiple rejectionsBut his lifelong love of the great outdoors keeps his feet firmly in his wellies By Annie Brown For The Scottish Daily Mail[1] Published: 22:04, 25 October 2024 | Updated: …
A couple had to be pulled from the wreckage of a scary crash by a French tourist on the North Coast 500.[1][2]
Sarah Walters, 58, and her partner Jill O’Hara, 56, had picked up their motorhome from Edinburgh before setting off on the iconic route.
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A thief who stole a van and sparked a police chase on the A9 was still on the run this afternoon after the vehicle crashed near Ralia and they fled the scene.
Officers were called to the trunk road near Pitlochry shortly after 9am on T…
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.”
NC500 visitors have been slapped with a fresh warning after the first average speed cameras were installed along the popular tourist route.
Police Scotland[1] have introduced the first cameras on a 10-mile stretch of the A836.
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The NC500 has become a beacon for dangerous drivingCredit: Getty
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Locals have been complaining that they see near misses nearly every day on the routeCredit: Alamy
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Average speed cameras have been introduced on the A836, between Reay and ThursoCredit: Getty
Cameras have been introduced between Reay and Thurso, and will cover the dangerous Forss straight.
Locals and visitors had complained about near misses in the area.
And the long-awaited calls for safety measures are finally being answered with a police crackdown as the new cameras go live from today, September 2.
Average speed cameras have been operational on the A9 since 2014.
Average speed cameras measure speed between two points, making it more challenging for drivers to avoid punishment for breaking speeding laws.
The cameras will run on renewable energy, including the use of solar panels.
And on Monday, those cameras went live for the first time.
Police Scotland’s North Safety Camera Unit say the use of renewable energy[3] allows cameras to be installed in more rural areas – where it would previously have been impossible.
NC500 Villagers Outraged by Tourist Behaviour
Unit manager Eric Dunion said: “Our priority is firmly focused on helping to reduce road casualties and improving road safety by slower motorists down and making them think about their driving behaviours.
With drivers able to take in the stunning sights of the Scottish Highlands, the NC500 has become a bucket-list destination for many tourists.
But some drivers have been taking advantage of the long and often open roads.
Just two months ago two Swedish visitors were charged[4] with dangerous driving along the Highland route.
In May, another driver in a Porsche was alleged to have reached speeds of over 140mph[5] on the A832, at Achanalt.
Temporary average speed cameras have gone live on part of the N5C00 route in the Highlands.
The cameras have been put in place on a ten-mile stretch of the A836 between Reay and Thurso due to concerns over speeding and increased traffic volumes.
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Average speed cameras measure vehicles as they travel between two points, making it harder for drivers to simply slow down as they pass a single checkpoint.A system has been operational on the A9 in the Highlands since 2014[1].Police Scotland’s North S…
Delayed average speed cameras intended to be used during the summer to catch speeding North Coast 500 motorists are finally going live – at the start of autumn.
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By Gavin Madeley For The Scottish Daily Mail[1] Published: 22:32, 18 August 2024 | Updated: 22:33, 18 August 2024
From her cottage in the Highland hamlet of Kincraig, Laura Hansler has grown to dread the noise coming fro…