Hay bales were blocking the A96 east of Elgin this morning. Image: Sue Waton.
A tractor shed its load on the A96 near Elgin today.
The vehicle was travelling on the Aberdeen to Inverness road this morning when its load toppled onto the carriageway at Barmuckity roundabout.
Police were called to the scene at around 9.40am.
Pictures taken by a passing motorist showed hay bales piled up at a junction heading west, leading off from the roundabout.
The A96 was blocked for more than an hour as police assisted in clearing the carriageway.
The road was cleared by 11.30am.
Pictures taken by a passing motorist show hay bales piled up at a junction on an A96 roundabout. Image: Sue Walton
Traffic resorted to travelling the wrong way along the route to avoid the blockage.
In a statement, a Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called around 9.40am and assisted with the removal of some hay bales blocking the road which was cleared by 11.30am.”
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