Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Motorcyclist, 60, taken to hospital after Rest and Be Thankful crash

The crash occurred just before noon today.

There has been a crash on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful.
There has been a crash on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful.

A biker has been taken to hospital following a crash on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful road.

The 60-year-old man came off his bike at about noon, near Butter Bridge, just north of the Rest and Be Thankful viewpoint.

Emergency services attended and closed the road in both directions.

He was taken to the the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. His condition is unknown..

Motorists were asked to use alternative routes while the road was cleared.

Traffic Scotland announced on social media the road was reopened at 1pm.

Diversions from the A83 Rest and Be Thankful usually take cars through the adjacent Old Military Road.

However, that road is only one way and usually causes long delays for motorists.

A83 Rest and Be Thankful troubles

The Rest and Be Thankful is one of the two main roads into Argyll, with the other being the A85 Oban to Crianlarich road.

It has been repeatedly closed in the past due to landslides.

Last month, Argyll and Bute Council once again pleaded to the Scottish Government for a “permanent solution” to the landslide-prone road.

A police spokeswoman said: “We were made aware of a single-vehicle crash involving a motorbike at the Rest and Be Thankful, Lochgoilhead, around 11.40am on Wednesday, April 26.

“The 60-year-old male rider of the motorbike was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.”

Conversation