‘Lucky to be alive’: family’s motorhome destroyed by ‘freak gust of wind’

Rental vehicle containing two adults, two children and two dogs tumbled headlong down hill towards loch

A family whose motorhome was destroyed by a “freak gust of wind” during a storm in the Scottish Highlands is said to be very lucky to be alive.

The family of four and their two dogs were inside the rental vehicle, which was parked in a layby on Scotland’s North Coast 500 route, when high winds knocked it over and sent it tumbling headlong down a hill towards a loch.