Three in hospital after two-vehicle crash closes road for ten hours

Officers responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on the A947 Oldmeldrum to Aberdeen road on Sunday.

Three in hospital with ‘serious’ injuries after two-vehicle crash closes A947 in Aberdeenshire for ten hours JasperImage

Three men have been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash that closed a road in Aberdeenshire for around ten hours.

Officers responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on the A947 Oldmeldrum to Aberdeen road which happened at around 2.35pm on Sunday.

The incident, that happened south of Whiterashes, involved a white Peugeot Partner and a brown Volkswagen Caddy.

The occupants of the Volkswagen, two men aged 39 and 71, and the 46-year-old male driver of the Peugeot were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.

Police said the road was closed due to the crash for around ten hours while investigations took place before adding that enquiries into the incident were “ongoing”

Sergeant Sarah Ritchie, from the North East Road Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts are with those involved in this incident and I would like to thank the members of the public who stopped to assist at the scene.

“Our enquiries are continuing and I urge anyone with information, who has not already spoken to police, to please call 101, quoting incident 1618 of March 10, 2024.”

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