Fife Forth Road Bridge reopens after concern for person incident The bridge was closed for several hours. By Stephen Eighteen January 9 2024, 9:14pm January 9 2024, 9:14pm Share Forth Road Bridge reopens after concern for person incident Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/4861302/forth-road-bridge-closed-over-concern-for-person/ Copy Link The Forth Road Bridge. Image supplied Forth Road Bridge was closed in both directions on police orders due to concern for a person. Traffic Scotland reported the incident at around 8pm on Tuesday. Police said it was in response to reports of concern for a person. Police Scotland Edinburgh posted on Twitter X: “The A9000 is currently closed due to concern for a person. Diversions are in place.” The bridge later reopened at 12.16am on Wednesday. A Coastguard spokesperson said that a lifeboat had been launched from South Queensferry station at 7.19pm. A second lifeboat was launched from Kinghorn at 9.07pm. They added: “There was an ongoing incident in the region of Forth Bridges that we were assisting police with.”
