Delays for motorists after machinery falls off lorry onto busy carriageway
Drivers travelling between Perth and Dundee are being met with delays after plant machinery fell off a flatbed lorry on the A90.
Police were called to a report of a one-vehicle crash on the major trunk road around 12.35pm on Tuesday.
The incident has forced the closure of the A90 in both directions near Glencarse.
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Traffic Scotland said local diversions are in place.
UPDATE❗ ⌚16:02#A90 Glencarse
The carriageway remains
⛔CLOSED⛔
in both directions after an earlier collision
Eastbound - local diversion in place, traffic is coping well❗
Westbound - Approx 5 minute delay above normal❗#TakeCare use #AltRoute if possible@NETrunkRoads pic.twitter.com/kS9g4uZ0xC— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) March 28, 2023
A photo from the scene shows a digger and other plant machinery lying on the middle of the carriageway, with a flatbed lorry parked on the side of the carriageway a short distance away.
Eyewitness reports suggest the digger struck a nearby bridge.
There are no reports of any injuries.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 12.35pm on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023, we were called to a report of a one-vehicle crash on the A90 at the bridge to St Madoes, Perth.
"The road is currently closed and diversions are in place. There are no reports of any injuries."