Person in hospital after lorry crashes through motorway flyover barrier
Police have closed the slip road heading southbound from Broxden towards Edinburgh[1] at Craigend after a crash. It has been reported that an HGV crashed through the barrier of the M90 flyover at the Craigend Interchange and landed on its roof on the A912 road below shortly after 7.30am on Tuesday. The Scottish Ambulance Service[2] confirmed it dispatched two ambulances, an air ambulance, a trauma team, a special operations response team (SORT) and a resuscitation rapid response unit (3RU) to the scene.
READ MORE: Joanna Cherry slates 'snide' Nicola Sturgeon's response to Supreme Court ruling[3] One person has been taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, but their condition has not been confirmed. Firefighters in four appliances and one heavy rescue unit were also deployed to the scene.
Drivers are being told there is currently no exit from the M90 southbound at junction ten and have been advised by Traffic[4] Scotland to use alternative routes and expect longer journey times. A Police Scotland[5] statement read: "The M90 slip road heading southbound from Broxden towards Edinburgh is closed at Craigend, and the A912 is closed in both directions following a report of a road crash at 7.30am on Tuesday, 6 May, 2025. "Emergency services are at the scene."
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call at 7.30am to attend an incident at the Craigend Interchange near Perth. "Two ambulances, an air ambulance, a trauma team, a special operations response team (SORT) and a resuscitation rapid response unit (3RU) were dispatched to the scene. "One patient was transported to Ninewells Hospital."
Traffic is said to be "very heavy" in the area. Traffic Scotland said: "There is currently no exit from the M90 southbound at Junction ten due to a road traffic incident. "Motorists are advised to use an alternative route at this time and allow extra time for their journey."
"All lanes are restricted northbound," they added. 
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service[6] spokesperson said: "We were called at 7.32am on Tuesday, May 6, to reports of a road traffic collision involving one lorry on the A90 near Perth.
"Operations Control mobilised four fire appliances and one heavy rescue unit to the scene to assist emergency partners.
"One casualty was in the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
"Crews left at approximately 8.56am after ensuring the area was safe."
References
- ^ Edinburgh (www.thenational.scot)
- ^ Scottish Ambulance Service (www.thenational.scot)
- ^ Joanna Cherry slates 'snide' Nicola Sturgeon's response to Supreme Court ruling (www.thenational.scot)
- ^ Traffic (www.thenational.scot)
- ^ Police Scotland (www.thenational.scot)
- ^ Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (www.thenational.scot)