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| A young man and two young women have died and two men have been injured in a head-on crash between a car and a van in Aberdeenshire. | A young man and two young women have died and two men have been injured in a head-on crash between a car and a van in Aberdeenshire. |
| The driver of the car, a 22-year-old man, and an 18-year-old woman passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. | The driver of the car, a 22-year-old man, and an 18-year-old woman passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. |
| A woman in her early 20s, also a passenger in the car, was airlifted to hospital but died from her injuries. | A woman in her early 20s, also a passenger in the car, was airlifted to hospital but died from her injuries. |
| The accident happened on the B9022 two miles south of Portsoy, at about 1820 BST on Monday. | The accident happened on the B9022 two miles south of Portsoy, at about 1820 BST on Monday. |
| The two men in the van were taken to Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin, for treatment. | The two men in the van were taken to Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin, for treatment. |
| Tragic deaths | |
| Insp Ewan Innes, from Grampian Police, said: "Collision investigators carried out a detailed examination of the scene with the road being closed for nine hours. | Insp Ewan Innes, from Grampian Police, said: "Collision investigators carried out a detailed examination of the scene with the road being closed for nine hours. |
| "Whatever the cause may be, three young persons have died tragically and my thoughts are with their families at this sad time." | "Whatever the cause may be, three young persons have died tragically and my thoughts are with their families at this sad time." |
| Insp Innes appealed for drivers who were in the area around the time of the collision to come forward to police. | Insp Innes appealed for drivers who were in the area around the time of the collision to come forward to police. |
| The road was closed for nine hours for accident investigationsThe deaths take the total number of people killed on Grampian's roads to six in the last week. | |
| The minister for transport and the local MSP Stewart Stevenson said the Scottish Government was already looking at how it could make people better equipped for driving in difficult conditions. | |
| He told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "We certainly need to make sure that people who've just passed their test build their experience up and gain an understanding of road conditions. | |
| "We also need to look at whether in passing their test they are fully equipped to carry passengers, to drive at night, to drive in bad weather. | |
| "So, it may be that there is a role for looking at how licences gradate up to full qualification." |