Lorry driver sacked for road rage incident near Forth Road Bridge
BySteven Dinnie
A Fife HGV driver has been fired following a terrifying road rage incident just outside of Edinburgh.
In footage that has sparked outrage on social media, the lorry tries to enter the outside lane in front of a car containing a two-year-old child.
The driver then stops in heavy traffic and moves menacingly towards the car.
Police Scotland have not been contacted in relation to the incident and nobody was hurt, but the family in the car were left “distraught and traumatised.”
The driver, from Driver Hire Nationwide, who operate a branch in Glenrothes, has been sacked over the incident.
A spokesperson for the driver hire company said: “This driver had been with us for some time and his conduct had not previously given cause for concern.
“We are conducting an investigation into this incident but we can confirm that this driver will not be working for us in the future.”
Carr’s Flour Mills, the Kirkcaldy-based company who own the lorry have confirmed it was heading for the Fife town when the incident occurred, and described the driver’s conduct as “disgraceful and totally unacceptable.”
The incident was captured thanks to a dashboard camera.
Lorry driver sacked for road rage incident near Forth Road Bridge