Highlands & Islands North road remains partially closed after supermarket lorry catches on fire in the early hours of the morning By Chris Jaffray July 15 2018, 11:38 am July 15 2018, 11:38 am Share North road remains partially closed after supermarket lorry catches on fire in the early hours of the morning Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/1521268/north-road-remains-partially-closed-after-supermarket-lorry-catches-on-fire-in-the-early-hours-of-the-morning/ Copy Link Co-op lorry which was destroyed in a blaze on the A9 which closed the road for about 12 hours A road heading into Inverness remains partially closed after a lorry caught fire in the early hours of the morning. Emergency services were called to the A9 Inverness to Perth Road at around 1am after a vehicle belonging to the Co-Operative store caught fire. The vehicle has been destroyed completely and emergency services are waiting for it to be recovered. The road is closed in a northbound direction with motorists being diverted down the B851 road and up the B861. A police spokesman said: “We were called at 1am and the road is still closed. “We expect to be there for some time yet.” More to follow.
