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| Four police officers and two paramedics have been injured in a crash between a police car and an ambulance. | |
| Two people had to be cut free after the crash on the A939 Tomintoul to Ballindalloch near the Lecht Ski Centre in Aberdeenshire. | |
| The accident happened in the Grampian force area but the car belonged to Northern Constabulary. | The accident happened in the Grampian force area but the car belonged to Northern Constabulary. |
| Four officers were in the car and two ambulance service personnel in the ambulance. The road has been closed. | Four officers were in the car and two ambulance service personnel in the ambulance. The road has been closed. |
| The ambulance was not carrying a patient. | |
| An air ambulance has flown the driver of the police car to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. | |
| The three other police officers and the paramedics were taken by road ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Their condition was not known. | |
| A Grampian Police spokesman said "A police car from the Northern Constabulary area was in collision with an ambulance around 1040 BST this morning. | A Grampian Police spokesman said "A police car from the Northern Constabulary area was in collision with an ambulance around 1040 BST this morning. |
| "Two police officers and one paramedic sustained injuries as a result of the accident and Grampian Police officers are working with our colleagues in Northern to establish exactly what happened." | "Two police officers and one paramedic sustained injuries as a result of the accident and Grampian Police officers are working with our colleagues in Northern to establish exactly what happened." |
| Emergency call | Emergency call |
| Last month, Northern Constabulary launched an investigation after two of its vehicles collided while responding to an emergency call. | Last month, Northern Constabulary launched an investigation after two of its vehicles collided while responding to an emergency call. |
| The crash happened on Culduthel Road at its junction with Broom Drive in Inverness. | The crash happened on Culduthel Road at its junction with Broom Drive in Inverness. |
| A police driver has been reported to the procurator fiscal. | A police driver has been reported to the procurator fiscal. |
| The vehicles and a garden wall were damaged. No-one was injured in the collision. | The vehicles and a garden wall were damaged. No-one was injured in the collision. |