Tanker driver cheats death in 40ft plunge near Kinross By Graham Gibson March 4 2015, 6:47pm March 4 2015, 6:47pm Share Tanker driver cheats death in 40ft plunge near Kinross Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/perth-kinross/241102/tanker-driver-cheats-death-in-40ft-plunge-near-kinross/ Copy Link It is believed the vehicle may have lost control on black ice crashing down embankment. A lorry driver has cheated death when his tanker plunged 40ft down an embankment after sliding off an icy road. The accident happened on the A977 at Powmill, near Kinross, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Emergency services attended the scene shortly after 3.45am to find the tanker lying in the garden of a Powmill house at the bottom of the embankment. The vehicle had narrowly missed crushing a slide and swings that were situated in the homeowner’s garden. The driver is understood to be Kenny McNicol, 42, who works for Fuel Transport Solutions and has two young children. Mr McNicol suffered a head injury in the accident but escaped any serious injury. For more on this story see Thursday’s Courier or try our digital edition.
