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Three people killed in A68 road crash Three men killed in head-on crash on A68
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Three people have been killed in a two-car crash on the A68 in the east of Scotland, police have confirmed. Three men have been killed in a head-on car crash on the A68 in the east of Scotland, police have said.
Lothian and Borders Police said the incident happened south of the junction with the B6458, near Pathhead in Midlothian, just after 07:30. The two-car incident happened about a mile-and-a-half south of Pathhead in Midlothian, just after 07:30.
One of the cars was carrying five people and ended up on its roof. One of the cars, a Nissan Note, was carrying five people and ended up on its roof.
Its female driver managed to get out before emergency services arrived and fire crews cut one man free. The three other passengers died at the scene. Its female driver managed to get herself free and fire crews cut one man out. The three other male backseat passengers died at the scene.
The male passenger who was freed has been taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with serious injuries. The Nissan was heading north when it was involved in a crash with a Skoda Octavia being driven in the opposite direction.
Nobody in the other vehicle was injured. The two survivors from the Nissan were taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and treated for injuries not believed to be life-threatening, Lothian and Borders Police said.
Police said the A68 had been closed near the scene of the crash. The Skoda's male driver was also taken to hospital, but did not suffer serious injury.
The A68 was closed near the scene of the crash and traffic diversions put in place, to allow police to carry out a crash investigation.
Insp Simon Bradshaw, of Lothian and Borders Police, said: "This is a tragic incident, and we are currently in the process of carrying out inquiries in order to establish the full circumstances of the collision.
"At this time, I am appealing to anyone who noticed the gold coloured Nissan Note or the silver Skoda Octavia on the A68 this morning, to get in touch."
On Sunday, a man and a woman died in a head-on crash about 10 miles from the A68 incident.On Sunday, a man and a woman died in a head-on crash about 10 miles from the A68 incident.
It happened on the A697, in Carfraemill in the Scottish Borders, at about 14:55.It happened on the A697, in Carfraemill in the Scottish Borders, at about 14:55.