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| Two cut free from A75 collision | |
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| Two elderly people who were cut free from a car after a head-on collision on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway are said to be "very ill". | |
| The crash involving a silver Rover 25 car and a silver Toyota Previa people carrier took place about half a mile west of Gretna at about 1425 BST. | |
| Police said two elderly occupants of the Rover were airlifted to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. | |
| Seven people in the Toyota were taken to hospital with minor injuries. | |
| A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said the full extent of the people's injuries was not yet known. | |
| Firefighters were sent to the scene to help cut two people free, and air ambulances from Glasgow and Carlisle were directed to the incident. | Firefighters were sent to the scene to help cut two people free, and air ambulances from Glasgow and Carlisle were directed to the incident. |
| The accident caused lengthy tailbacks as police put diversions in place. | The accident caused lengthy tailbacks as police put diversions in place. |
| Traffic was being taken off the route and onto the B721 and B6357. | Traffic was being taken off the route and onto the B721 and B6357. |