Homes evacuated as lorry crash hits gas main

The crash happened at 5.20am

People have been told to leave their homes after a lorry crashed and damaged a gas main and cut off supplies to 40 properties. It happened at Cowal Kirk in Toward, near Dunoon, at 5.20am Residents were told evacuate as a precaution.

Police Scotland confirmed no one was hurt in the incident. A spokesperson for gas distribution company Scottish Gas Networks said: "Our engineers are carrying out urgent repairs along the A815, near Cowal Kirk, after a vehicle collided with our gas network earlier this morning. "Police Scotland closed the A815 to motorists and evacuated some properties nearby as a precaution.

"The damage to our pipe has resulted in gas supplies being isolated to approximately 40 properties.

"We're working as quickly as we can to make the required repairs, enabling affected properties to have gas available once more."

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