whodanny Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 My wife is held up in traffic on the Bypass at the moment. Seems to be an accident on the westbound carriage way between Lothianburn and Dreghorn. Does anyone know how serious it might be and how long the delay could take. My wife has a Zoom meeting this evening and is concerned she might not be available. I hope no-one is badly injured or worse. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Try Traffic Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) Edited December 10, 2020 by Sarah O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Sarah O said: Try Traffic Scotland Yes, thanks Sarah, already had a look at the TS website and cams, seems to be pretty bad, my wife says there are large numbers of fire and ambulance vehicles in attendance. I've cancelled her Zoom meeting, lets hope she gets diverted around the accident. Fortunately she's got some food in the car to keep her going. I hope there are no major casualties.Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) Seemingly also a bad one at Dobbie's and one in Easthouses too Edited December 10, 2020 by Candy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, whodanny said: Yes, thanks Sarah, already had a look at the TS website and cams, seems to be pretty bad, my wife says there are large numbers of fire and ambulance vehicles in attendance. I've cancelled her Zoom meeting, lets hope she gets diverted around the accident. Fortunately she's got some food in the car to keep her going. I hope there are no major casualties.Thanks again. Dull one. Hope she has enough petrol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Candy said: Seemingly also a bad one at Dobbie's and one in Easthouses too Dobbies at Dalkeith ? My wife just drove by there on her way onto the bypass. Not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 minute ago, whodanny said: Dobbies at Dalkeith ? My wife just drove by there on her way onto the bypass. Not good. Aye, according to some Karen on FB right enough so might be shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Sarah O said: Dull one. Hope she has enough petrol! I think she filled up at Galashiels. She's a Social Services worker and was on a visit at Borders General. She knows well enough how long the travelling times are from the borders up to Perthshire, so if she was low on fuel I'm sure she'll have filled up somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Candy said: Aye, according to some Karen on FB right enough so might be shite Might be the same one, just folk held up near Dobbies. Had a look at the Sherrifhall cam a while ago and it was chocca block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I past the bypass one. It looked like a van had been on fire. Foam down the front of it. Seemed like quite a stretch that debris and vehicles were still on the road. Quite dark and didn’t want to rubberneck but it looked like a few vehicles had been involved. A very long tailback to wait in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, SectionDJambo said: I past the bypass one. It looked like a van had been on fire. Foam down the front of it. Seemed like quite a stretch that debris and vehicles were still on the road. Quite dark and didn’t want to rubberneck but it looked like a few vehicles had been involved. A very long tailback to wait in. Hope you gave my Mrs a wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 20 minutes ago, whodanny said: Hope you gave my Mrs a wave. The length of that tailback would have given me a sore arm waving at them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutley Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 It’s added an hour on to my trip home and I’m still stuck in it. Phone says it’ll be another 20mins but it keeps creeping up 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, mutley said: It’s added an hour on to my trip home and I’m still stuck in it. Phone says it’ll be another 20mins but it keeps creeping up 😕 Amazingly my wife is home. She was directed around the accident by police and once clear, the traffic picked up pace quite quickly. I wasn't expecting to see her till about 10pm or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 Thanks to everyone who gave some info. Mrs WD is now tucking into her soup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Heard that there were possible fatalities from elsewhere. Quite a few bad ones in and around Edinburgh tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Should have been 3 lanes, but penny pinching stopped that, been stuck on it many a time. Even ran out of petrol on it😵faulty petrol gauge. And burst a timing belt the joys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 15 hours ago, SectionDJambo said: I past the bypass one. It looked like a van had been on fire. Foam down the front of it. Seemed like quite a stretch that debris and vehicles were still on the road. Quite dark and didn’t want to rubberneck but it looked like a few vehicles had been involved. A very long tailback to wait in. Apparently, tailbacks started forming on the Eastbound carriageway due to people slowing down to have a look. Arseholes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 That's what was happening. It was too dark to see anything anyway. It could be though, in some cases, people thought the incident was on the eastbound carriageway, initially, as it was on a long right turning bend, and the blue flashing lights looked to me to be on our carriageway to start with. Hopefully no serious injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, SectionDJambo said: That's what was happening. It was too dark to see anything anyway. It could be though, in some cases, people thought the incident was on the eastbound carriageway, initially, as it was on a long right turning bend, and the blue flashing lights looked to me to be on our carriageway to start with. Hopefully no serious injuries. Van driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries. No fatalities, hopefully it stays that way and the driver makes a full recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, iantjambo said: Van driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries. No fatalities, hopefully it stays that way and the driver makes a full recovery. Fingers crossed for a good outcome. My wife said it looked awful when she passed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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