CCTV footage shows why wind restrictions necessary on Forth Road Bridge

THE operators of the Forth Road Bridge have release CCTV footage showing a lorry’s trailer being overturned by high winds after the driver ignored clearly signposted restrictions.

During the high winds and storms that battered Scotland at the tail-end of last year, the CCTV footage shows the large trailer being swept into the air by the gusting wind and left teetering on its side blocking the carriageway. For a whole minute the trailer looks like it has come to a rest, before unexpectedly righting itself.

The driver continued on his way north to Fife but he was soon apprehended by bridge staff and handed over to the police.

At the time of the incident on 28 December 2011, warning signs on the approaches stated that the bridge was closed to all vehicles except cars.

Barry Colford, Chief Engineer & Bridgemaster, said: “We’re releasing this footage to warn drivers of the dangers of ignoring restrictions. This driver was very lucky that nobody was killed or injured.”