The fire took place on the A96. Image: Chris Sumner / DC Thomson.
A lorry fire broke out on the A96 Elgin to Inverness road in Moray this morning, with the route being closed as a result.
It happened at Alexandra Road in Elgin town centre just after 10am this morning, with the fire service being alerted to the incident at 10.07am.
Three minutes later, police were called to assist, with the fire being put out by one appliance. The fire service left the scene at 10.43am.
The incident happened on Alexandra Road in Elgin. Image: Google Maps.
The road was closed for about half an hour while recovery was arranged, with diversions being put in place.
A police spokeswoman said: “Around 10.10am on Wednesday November 9 officers were called to assist the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service with traffic management after receiving a report of a lorry on fire on Alexandra Road, Elgin.”
Conversation
Comments are currently disabled as they require cookies and it appears you've opted out of cookies on this site. To participate in the conversation, please adjust your cookie preferences in order to enable comments.
Lorry fire breaks out on A96 Elgin to Inverness road
Conversation