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Two cut free from A75 collision |
Man dies after head-on 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". | An elderly man who was cut free from a car after a head-on collision on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway has died. |
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. | His female passenger remains in a critical condition after the crash which 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. | The collision involved a silver Rover 25 car and a silver Toyota Previa people carrier. |
Seven people in the Toyota were taken to hospital with minor injuries. | Seven people in the Toyota were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The road was closed for seven hours. |
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. | |
The accident caused lengthy tailbacks as police put diversions in place. | |
Traffic was being taken off the route and onto the B721 and B6357. | |
