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Major rescue operation under way after lorry overturns in Erskine Rescue frees driver in Erskine after lorry overturns
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A major rescue operation is under way to remove a seriously hurt driver from an overturned lorry in Renfrewshire. A major rescue operation has freed a seriously injured driver from an overturned lorry in Renfrewshire.
The vehicle came to rest overhanging an embankment on the A726 in Erskine at about 09:43 on Tuesday.The vehicle came to rest overhanging an embankment on the A726 in Erskine at about 09:43 on Tuesday.
Fire crews arrived soon afterwards and began to stabilise the lorry while efforts began, with the aid of a surgical team, to extract the driver. Fire crews from Clydebank and Renfrew arrived soon afterwards and stabilised the lorry before working with a surgical team to extract the driver.
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said the operation, involving crews from Clydebank and Renfrew, was continuing. He was freed on Tuesday afternoon after a rescue operation lasting more than four hours.