A 29-year-old gritter lorry driver has died after his vehicle overturned.

Emergency services were called at around 6.25am today following reports of a lorry overturning on the A90 near Brechin in Angus.

No other vehicles were involved.

The southbound carriageway was closed and diversions were put in place.

Inquiries into the full circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing, police said.