Emergency crews raced to the M90 late on Friday night.
A major Scottish motorway has been locked down for more than 12 hours following a reported “fatal” crash. Emergency services were called to a serious collision on the M90 near Kinross at around 10.30pm on Friday.
Amey North East Trunk Roads, which maintains roads on behalf of Transport Scotland, has been sharing updates since the initial crash. Posting on X, formerly Twitter, at 11.40pm, the transport agency said the motorway was “closed in both directions between Kinross and Arlary” with a diversion in place.
In an update shortly after 1am, Amey reported that the crash had claimed someone’s life. Amey wrote: “The M90 remains closed in both directions due to a fatal RTC. Northbound Lane 1 will be opened shortly. Police and Amey crews are on site. No delays in the area.”
The northbound carriageway had one lane reopened before 3am on Saturday, with fire crews departing the scene in the same period.
Crash investigations reportedly completed at around 10.30am, and vehicle recovery was completed around an hour later but only one lane was open northbound by 1pm, with the southbound carriageway still fully closed.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “The M90 southbound is still closed at Kinross, between junctions 6 and 9, following a two-car crash.
“We were made aware around 10.30pm yesterday and emergency services remain at the scene. A local diversion is in place. Please avoid the area.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received the call at 10.40pm to a two-vehicle crash on the M90. Three appliances were dispatched, with the last one leaving the scene at 2.36am.”
The latest Amey update at 12.40pm read: “M90 Southbound remains closed due to an RTC, with lane 2 remaining closed Northbound. Crash investigations have been completed. Recovery has been completed; the debris clean-up has now commenced. Standard diversion remains in place. No delays showing in the area.”
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