Updated: Orphir road closed due to traffic incident

Police have reported that there were no injuries following the traffic incident that closed the Kirkwall to Orphir road last night, Saturday.

The section of road closed was approximately two miles out of Kirkwall. One lane of the road was reopened shortly after the incident, while the road fully reopened a short time later, once it was made sure the road surface was clear.

No further details regarding the incident are available at this time.