Forth Road Bridge closed: Worrying travel complications for hospital patients
ByStefan Morkis
A general view from the south side of the Forth Road Bridge after it was closed to traffic, as Scotland's Transport Minister Derek Mackay has said the bridge will remain shut until the new year after faults were discovered in its steel work. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday December 4, 2015. The decision to close the bridge was taken by the Scottish Government after inspections carried out by specialist engineers and following advice and assessment of the fault by independent experts. See PA story TRANSPORT Bridge. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
Patients who have to visit Edinburgh Royal Hospital for Sick Children for treatment will have to endure longer journeys because of the Forth Road Bridge closure.
Cameron Adam from Arbroath was diagnosed earlier this year with a rare form of leukaemia that had only been previously found in people exposed to high doses of radiation, such as the Hiroshima bombing.
The Ladyloan Primary School pupil now visits Edinburgh regularly for treatment and the family now face complicated journeys to hospital from their home.
His father Bill, who runs the Harbour Lights guest house in Arbroath, said: “The lucky thing is we don’t have to go back this week.
“We were there last week and don’t have to go back for a little while but it is sad what has happened to the bridge. When we do go back we’ll have to go by the train.”
Forth Road Bridge closed: Worrying travel complications for hospital patients
