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Tanker crashes into a ditch on the A82 near Torlundy

The tanker was recovered more than 12 hours later.

The tanker left the A82 Inverness to Fort William road and crashed down a ditch near Torlundy. Image: Sandy McCook/ DC Thomson.
The tanker left the A82 Inverness to Fort William road and crashed down a ditch near Torlundy. Image: Sandy McCook/ DC Thomson.

A 30-year-old man escaped uninjured after his tanker crashed into a ditch on the A82.

The green Volvo Artic tanker was travelling on the A82 Inverness to Fort William road when it left the carriage near Torlundy yesterday.

Police and paramedics were called to the scene, between Fort William and Spean Bridge, after the alarm was raised at around 12.50pm.

Police have confirmed the 30-year-old male driver was uninjured.

The A82 is due to be closed between Fort William and Spean Bridge from 7pm this evening as work to recover the vehicle gets under way. Image: Sandy McCook/ DC Thomson.

A police spokeswoman said: “Around 12.50 on Tuesday, May 2, police received a report of a tanker having left the road and gone down a ditch on the A82 between Fort William and Spean Bridge near Torlundy.

“There are no reports of anyone injured and arrangements are being made to recover the tanker from the ditch.”

The road was blocked for a short time due to debris on the carriageway.

Recovery efforts

A recovery operation was carried out between Fort William and Spean Bridge to remove the tanker from the ditch.

Due to the complexity of the operation and the increased traffic flow along the route, officials decided to postpone the work until after 7pm.

Police warned the road would likely be closed for several hours and warned motorists to avoid the area.

The 30-year-old driver escaped uninjured following the crash. Image: Sandy McCook/ DC Thomson.

The road was reopened shortly before 1.30am this morning.

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