Two people have been rushed to hospital after a crash between a minibus and a car on a Scots road. The incident took place on the A944 in Aberdeenshire.
The road, near the village of Alford, was closed by Police Scotland as officers launched an investigation into the collision, which happened at around 3.10pm today.
A post on the Police Scotland North East Facebook page read: “Around 3.10pm on Thursday, 3 October, 2024, we received a report of a crash involving a car and a mini bus on the A944 at Alford.
“Emergency services are in attendance and the A944 is closed in both directions between Alford and Whitehouse. Drivers are asked to avoid the area.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson told the Daily Record: “We received a call at 15:05 today to attend a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the A944, Alford. We dispatched two ambulances to the scene and two patients were transported to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.” The condition of the people involved is not known and Police Scotland has been approached for comment.
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