A man has been charged with dangerous driving after a lorry overturned on the Forth Road Bridge yesterday

As a result of this incident, the bridge was closed in both directions for around three and a half hours until the vehicle was safely recovered.

The 56-year-old is scheduled to appear at Dunfermline Sheriff Court later today.

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.