Lorry fire on Edinburgh Bypass near Lothianburn

By IAN SWANSON

Published 30th Oct 2014, 11:14 BST

The lorry fire has closed a lane of the bypass. Picture: Stewart Hardy

placeholder image — The lorry fire has closed a lane of the bypass. Picture: Stewart Hardy

POLICE closed one lane of the city bypass near the Lothianburn junction this morning after a lorry burst into flames.

The Volvo lorry caught fire just before 10.30am on the eastbound carriageway, but the blaze was later extinguished and the vehicle moved to a layby.