A gritter overturned on Arran yesterday after it skidded on black ice leaving the driver 'shaken' but uninjured.
The incident occurred near the village of Catacol on the island with a recovery operation to retrieve the gritter named Snowlaf taking place yesterday afternoon.
North Ayrshire Council confirmed the driver was not harmed and that a replacement vehicle would be in service while repairs to the damaged Snowlaf are carried out.
A spokesperson for the council said: “We can confirm that one of our gritters went off the road yesterday after encountering some black ice.
“The driver was understandably shaken by the incident, but thankfully was not harmed.
“A replacement vehicle will be in use while repairs are being carried out to the damaged vehicle.
“From October to April, our roads team constantly monitor weather forecast information and our fleet of gritting vehicles and snow ploughs are on 24 hour standby.
“When snow and ice is forecast, we operate a priority system to ensure the most important and busiest routes are treated first.”
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