Stagecoach bus fire causes closure of busy Scottish route

A Stagecoach bus has caught fire in Aberdeenshire.

Police were forced to close a section of the A90 for almost four hours last night. Picture: John Devlin

The incident has caused a section of the A90 to be closed as emergency services tend to the blaze.

It occurred at 6.45pm on Thursday evening. The driver was the only person on board.

A Police Scotland spokesman told STV: “The fire happened two or three miles south of Stirling Village.

“The driver was the only person on board. The road was cleared by 10.30pm.”