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A teenager has been seriously injured in a collision involving a pedestrian and transit van in Dumfries and Galloway.
Police said they were alerted to the crash on the A75 Gretna to Stranraer road, at Carsluith, at about 10.15pm on Friday.
It involved …
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A driver has been arrested and charged after his lorry careered off the A74(M) motorway and crashed onto a railway line near Gretna.
The incident, which involved a lorry from Kinaxia Logistics, resulted in rail services being cancelled on the line for …
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A LORRY has crashed off a major Scottish motorway and onto a busy railway line.
Shocking photos from the scene show the HGV blocking the train tracks near Gretna.
It’s understood that the vehicle has gone down the embankment off the M74.
And there is currently a huge police presence at the scene.
The crash has caused travel chaos this morning, with the railway line between Dumfries[1] and Carlisle closed and a number of train services cancelled.
Services between Glasgow[2] Central and Carlisle via Dumfries have also been axed.
“All stations between Dumfries and Carlisle will not be served.
“Disruption is expected until the end of the day.”
ScotRail[3] also wrote on X: “Due to checking reports of an obstruction on the line between Dumfries and Carlisle all lines are closed.
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“Train services between Dumfries and Carlisle may be cancelled, delayed or revised.
“Train services between Glasgow Central and Carlisle via Dumfries may be cancelled, delayed or revised.”
British Transport Police have been approached for comment.
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A 32-year-old man has died after a crash involving an HGV on the A75 near Springholm in Dumfries and Galloway.Police were called to the scene at about 01:15 following reports of a collision involving a silver Ford Mondeo and a white Scania HGV.The driv…
A MEETING has been requested to try and get average speed cameras on the A75.
Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson has written to Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop asking to discuss the benefits of overhead average speed cameras.
He insists the …
A MAN has died after the van he was driving smashed into a road-paving machine on a Scots road.
The man, 49, driving the Peugeot Partner van collided with the stationary Volvo road-paving vehicle on the A75 near Glenluce[1] shortly before 7am.
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A man has died after the crash on the A75Credit: SUPPLIED
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Police sealed off the sceneCredit: SUPPLIED
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A probe is underway into the fatal collisionCredit: SUPPLIED
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A police car blocks the road near the crash sceneCredit: SUPPLIED
Emergency crews raced to the scene in Dumfries and Galloway as the alarm was raised.
Cops[2] sealed off the road after the major crash, with police[3] vehicles blocking the route and officers standing guard.
Multiple ambulances, a trauma team and an air ambulance[4] were all scrambled to the scene.
The van driver was raced to Galloway Community Hospital[5].
“Enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the crash are ongoing and we’d like to thank the public for their understanding, as officers carry out their work in the area.
“We would appeal to anyone with information on the crash, any witnesses, or motorists who may have been in the area and have dashcam[6] footage, to please come forward.
“You can call police on 101, quoting incident 0538 of 21 May, 2024.”
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A Police Scotland[7] spokesperson added: “Road Policing officers in Dumfries and Galloway are appealing for information following a fatal crash on the A75 near Glenluce.
“The incident took place around 6.45am on Tuesday, 21 May, 2024. It involved a white Peugeot Partner van and a stationary Volvo paver machine.
“The driver of the Peugeot, a 49-year-old man, was taken to Galloway Community Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service[8] spokesperson said: “We received a call at 0642 hours today to attend an incident on the A75.
“We dispatched two ambulances, our trauma tram and an air ambulance to the scene.”
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The driver was raced to Galloway Community HospitalCredit: SUPPLIED
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An air ambulance was also called to the sceneCredit: SUPPLIED