A90 closes after prison van breaks down near Forfar
Traffic was held up on the southbound carriageway while the prisoner was transferred to a replacement vehicle.
Drivers in Angus were held up this morning, after a van containing a prisoner broke down on the A90 near Forfar.
The inmate was being transferred from Aberdeen to Dundee Sheriff Court at the time.
Police officers, who were passing through the area stopped to close the road southbound while the prisoner was transferred to another van.
G4S director of operations for prisoner escort services in Scotland, Willie Galloway, said:
“One of our vehicles broke down on the southbound A90 near Forfar while travelling from Kittybrewster police station in Aberdeen to Dundee Sheriff Court at around 09:50 on Wednesday 7 June 2017.
“A new vehicle was quickly dispatched and, in line with agreed security procedures, police officers closed the carriageway while the prisoner on board was safely transferred to the replacement van.
“The road was re-opened shortly afterwards and there was no risk to the public.”