by Chris Malone
An elderly couple driving on the A74(M) with their caravan in tow were given a real fright recently when they were involved in an accident in which their vehicle and tourer overturned.
According to BBC News, the pair had to be cut free by firefighters, but a spokesman for Dumfries and Galloway police claimed their injuries are not thought to be serious.
The pensioners were driving on the motorway between the junctions for Lockerbie and Ecclefechan when the incident occurred at approximately 15:20 BST on Monday (August 15th).
Their vehicle and caravan overturned and caused three lanes of the busy route between Scotland and England to be closed for about four hours.
Traffic was diverted past the scene of the crash on the hard shoulder, with the road fully open again by 19:30 BST.
The A74(M) is a regular route for Scottish caravanners heading south to the Lake District and Cumbria, while English visitors exploring the Trossachs and Highlands often use the motorway to take them as far as Glasgow.
