The Forth Road Bridge has been closed again after a lorry was blown over in high winds.
The vehicle was blown on to its side on the northbound carriageway of the bridge at about 2.45pm on Tuesday.
Both sides have now been closed while the lorry is recovered.
Operators tweeted: "We've now closed the bridge in both directions until we can be sure the trailer will not blow onto the southbound carriageway.
"Our team is on site assessing the situation - we'll get the lorry removed as soon as it is safe to do so."
The bridge was closed to high-sided vehicles due to high winds at 11.20am.
A Twitter message read: "High winds - Bridge closed to high-sided vehicles, cars with trailers, caravans, motorcycles, bicycles & pedestrians."
In January a lorry driver was charged after his vehicle was blown over on the bridge, leading to almost a full day of closure for recovery and repairs.
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