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| Two women killed in head-on car crash near Stow | Two women killed in head-on car crash near Stow |
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| Two women have died following a head-on road crash in the Borders. | |
| A 67-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on the A7, a mile north of Stow. | A 67-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on the A7, a mile north of Stow. |
| She had been driving a Volkswagen Polo which overturned after being involved in a collision with an Audi A6 at 16:35 on Tuesday. | She had been driving a Volkswagen Polo which overturned after being involved in a collision with an Audi A6 at 16:35 on Tuesday. |
| Police said a 95-year-old woman, who was one of two female passengers in the Audi, later died from her injuries at a hospital in Edinburgh. | Police said a 95-year-old woman, who was one of two female passengers in the Audi, later died from her injuries at a hospital in Edinburgh. |
| A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said a driver and a passenger were trapped in one of the cars when they arrived at the scene. | A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said a driver and a passenger were trapped in one of the cars when they arrived at the scene. |
| He said they were helped by a passing nurse, who administered oxygen to one of the casualties, before paramedics arrived and the injured people were removed from the vehicle. | He said they were helped by a passing nurse, who administered oxygen to one of the casualties, before paramedics arrived and the injured people were removed from the vehicle. |
| Police said the male driver of the Audi and a second passenger in his car were taken to the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh but they did not sustain life-threatening injures. | Police said the male driver of the Audi and a second passenger in his car were taken to the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh but they did not sustain life-threatening injures. |
| Police closed the road for six hours following the crash and have appealed for information from witnesses. | Police closed the road for six hours following the crash and have appealed for information from witnesses. |
| Sgt Brian Smith said: "Tragically, this incident has resulted in the death of two women and we are now working to establish exactly what happened. | Sgt Brian Smith said: "Tragically, this incident has resulted in the death of two women and we are now working to establish exactly what happened. |
| "I would ask that any motorists who were on the A7 near Stow yesterday and have information that can assist with our investigation contacts police immediately." | "I would ask that any motorists who were on the A7 near Stow yesterday and have information that can assist with our investigation contacts police immediately." |