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Road crashes claim lives of four Road crashes claim lives of four
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A total of four people have died in three separate road accidents.A total of four people have died in three separate road accidents.
A 59-year-old man died following a collision between two cars in Dalry, Ayrshire, at about 1745 GMT on Friday.A 59-year-old man died following a collision between two cars in Dalry, Ayrshire, at about 1745 GMT on Friday.
One person, believed to be a child, was killed in a two-vehicle collision on the A9 at the Tibbermore junction near Perth at about 1820 GMT. Seven-year-old Benjamin Paton was killed in a two-vehicle collision on the A9 at the Tibbermore junction near Perth at about 1820 GMT.
Two men, aged 23 and 24, died at the scene when a car left the carriageway on the A947 south of Turriff in Aberdeenshire at about 2100 GMT.Two men, aged 23 and 24, died at the scene when a car left the carriageway on the A947 south of Turriff in Aberdeenshire at about 2100 GMT.
The Ayrshire crash occurred when a man driving a Vauxhall Corsa along Townsend Street appeared to have lost control of the vehicle and collided with a Mazda 323 travelling in the opposite direction.The Ayrshire crash occurred when a man driving a Vauxhall Corsa along Townsend Street appeared to have lost control of the vehicle and collided with a Mazda 323 travelling in the opposite direction.
In the Perth accident, firefighters from Tayside Fire and Rescue cut a male driver free from the wreckage. In the Perth accident, firefighters from Tayside Fire and Rescue cut Benjamin's father Allan free from the wreckage.
The man, who has not been named, was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee for treatment along with two others. He is in a serious condition in Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
It is understood the car in the Aberdeenshire crash plunged down an embankment at an accident blackspot.It is understood the car in the Aberdeenshire crash plunged down an embankment at an accident blackspot.