UPDATE: THE ROAD HAS NOW FULLY REOPENED FOLLOWING THE EARLIER VEHICLE FIRE AND TRAFFIC CAN PASS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
A SCOTTISH road has remained closed in both directions on Wednesday morning following a vehicle fire.
Traffic Scotland warned road users that the A77 near Glenapp Church in Girvan was closed after 8pm on Tuesday after a vehicle caught fire.
In a post shortly after 9am on Wednesday morning, Traffic Scotland said the road was still shut in both directions.
It said: “The A77 at Glenapp Church remains CLOSED in both directions due to an earlier vehicle fire.
“Diversions remain in place. Traffic is coping well around the diversion.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were alerted at 7.39pm on Tuesday, 10 September, to reports of a lorry on fire on the A77 outside Cairnryan.
"Operations Control mobilised two fire appliances to the scene, where crews worked to extinguish the fire.
"One casualty was handed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service. Firefighters have now left the scene after ensuring the area was safe."
A Police Scotland spokesperson meanwhile commented: "Around 7.45pm on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024, police were made aware of a one-vehicle crash on the A77 near Ballantrae, resulting in the vehicle leaving the road.
"Arrangements are being made to uplift the lorry and its contents (scaffolding). The road remains closed and a diversion is in place."
