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M80 delays after lorry gets stuck M80 delays after lorry gets stuck
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Part of a major motorway is expected to be closed all day after a lorry became jammed under one of the overhead signs. Work has begun to free the rear end of a tipper truck which became jammed under an overhead motorway sign.
The rear of a tipper truck became wedged under an overhead gantry on the M80, spanning all three lanes of the northbound carriageway. The incident on the M80 resulted in all three lanes of the northbound carriageway being closed off.
The incident between junction four, Haggs, and junction five, Bankhead on Thursday morning, caused major delays.
The truck driver and the male elderly driver of a Vauxhall Corsa behind it both escaped injury.The truck driver and the male elderly driver of a Vauxhall Corsa behind it both escaped injury.
Cranes are being used to remove the gantry and the rear section of the truck, but police warned the operation would continue for some hours.
The incident between junction four, Haggs, and junction five, Bankhead on Thursday morning, caused major delays.
The elderly driver of the Corsa escaped injury
The road is the main route between Glasgow and Stirling and also provides a major link to Fife, via the Kincardine Bridge.The road is the main route between Glasgow and Stirling and also provides a major link to Fife, via the Kincardine Bridge.
Traffic was diverted onto the A803 as cranes were transported to the site to recover the vehicle, Central Scotland Police said. Central Scotland Police said the recovery operation would not be completed by rush hour.
The gantry which was hit will also have to be taken down. A force spokesman said: "This is a highly unusual set of circumstances and the operation to remove the rear section of the truck from beneath the gantry is a delicate one."
Motorists have been advised to take alternative routes, including the M8 corridor or the Erskine Bridge.