Major road closed and homes evacuated after lorry crashes into gas main

HOMES have been forced to evacuate and a road has been closed after a lorry crashed into a gas main. Police Scotland said the A815 is closed at Cowal Kirk in Toward, south of Dunoon, following the incident. (Image: Police Scotland)

It happened around 5.20am on Friday, January 3 and there are no reported injuries.

Road users have however been advised to avoid the area and a number of properties have been evacuated.