Barking! Motorway tailbacks in Scotland due to dog taking over tractor

Tailbacks were caused on a busy motorway “due to a dog taking control of a tractor”.

Tractor with a dog in charge causes tailbacks. Image by F Delventhal / CC BY 2.0

The bizarre incident was reported by Traffic Scotland at junction 13 of the M74 near Abington in South Lanarkshire. The transport body tweeted: “M74 (N) J13-RTC due to dog taking control of tractor … nope, not joking. Farmer and police at scene, vehicle in central res.”

It was reported that the dog had leaned on the controls of the tractor, which was taking it from a field on to the road. People responded punningly to Traffic Scotland’s tweets. Tony T wrote: “Police investigating, so far no leads,” while Beverley Friend added: “This is barking.”

(Press Association)