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Two killed in head-on road crash | Two killed in head-on road crash |
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A husband and wife have been killed and another two people seriously injured in a head-on road collision in Angus. | |
The crash happened at about 2220 GMT on Sunday on the A92 between Montrose and Arbroath, near Upper Dysart. | The crash happened at about 2220 GMT on Sunday on the A92 between Montrose and Arbroath, near Upper Dysart. |
The married couple in their late 60s had been travelling northbound in a blue Vauxhall Meriva. | |
Their back seat passenger and the lone male occupant of the other vehicle involved, a black Vauxhall Astra Coupe, were taken to hospital in Dundee. | Their back seat passenger and the lone male occupant of the other vehicle involved, a black Vauxhall Astra Coupe, were taken to hospital in Dundee. |
The driver of the Meriva was a 69-year-old man from Montrose, and his 68-year-old wife was in the front passenger seat. Their backseat passenger was a 78-year-old woman. She suffered serious leg, arm and hand injuries. | |
The driver of the Astra, a 28-year-old man from Arbroath, suffered serious head injuries and multiple fractures. His condition is described as critical. | |
Tayside Police have appealed for any witnesses to the incident to contact them. | Tayside Police have appealed for any witnesses to the incident to contact them. |
A spokesman for the force said the road was closed for several hours to allow a detailed examination of the scene to be carried out by accident investigators. |