Banks, who lives in North Queensferry, Fife, said he had cancelled all future public engagements.

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The distinctive red cantilever bridge spans the Firth of Forth between the villages of South Queensferry and North Queensferry, and carries the railway line between Edinburgh and the north.

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We also know that at about 10.30pm the vehicle was at Deeside, Queensferry, Cheshire, heading north.

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