A sheepdog called Don in Scotland managed to take control of a tractor and cause delays on the M74 motorway in Scotland earlier today, Traffic Scotland reported.
#M74 (N) J13-RTC due to dog taking control of tractor… nope, not joking. Farmer&police at scene,vehicle in central res. #maycausetailbacks
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) April 22, 2015
The incident took place near Abington, south of Glasgow, with traffic Scotland tweeting that they were “not joking” that the farmer and police were at the incident.
Traffic Scotland reported that the route was cleared and that the dog is fine. They tweeted that it “has to be the weirdest thing [they] ever reported”. Â
#M74 (N) at J13 – Route is CLEAR from earlier incident & dog is fine. Has to be the weirdest thing we have ever reported! No delays in area
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) April 22, 2015
“Reports that dog accidentally leaned on the controls &the vehicle made its way out of the field and onto the M74,” the traffic body tweeted.
Reports said that the tractor had gone through a fence near the motorway and into the central reservation at around 8.15am.
It has been reported that no one was hurt in the incident.
