Police Scotland officers in V Division Dumfries and Galloway were kept busy earlier today after a spate of road traffic collisions were reported across the region.
From Stranraer in the west through to Mouswald in the east, and Moffat in the north, nearly a dozen collisions were reported, between 0750 hours and 9.20 hours. Collisions were reported on the major routes of the A74(M), A75 and A76 as well as a number of other roads. Only a few minor injuries were sustained and the majority were non-injury crashes.
Large tailbacks of traffic were experienced on the A75 near Cleughbrae, east of Collin when a lorry and car towing a caravan collided and blocked the road about 0845 hours. The driver of the lorry received minor injuries.
Sergeant Doug Millar of the Roads Policing Unit said “Since the early hours we received numerous calls about icy roads across the region. In the very early hours, heavy snow was reported on the A76 at Kirkconnel, where lorry got stuck, and also on the A74(M) near Moffat. Clearly winter is here and we are again urging drivers to take extra care on our roads. Drive to the conditions and listen to the weather forecasts, and check out your route, particularly if travelling outwith the region, where you may well experience different weather and road conditions. Use www.trafficscotland.org to check your route. And remember, if you have to scape ice off your windscreen in the morning, then there is a good chance the roads might also be icy.”
