Two dead and four others injured after horror crash on A75 in Dumfries
A 36-year-old man and 77-year-old woman died in the tragic crash just after 5pm last night
A MAN and a woman have died in a horror road smash in Dumfries.
The fatal crash happened at around 5pm last night when a Suzuki Grand Bitara collided with a Vauxhall Meriva on the A75 in Dumfries.
The 36-year-old male driver of the Suzuki Grand Vitara died at the scene.
The 77-year-old woman, a passenger in the Vauxhall Meriva, was taken by ambulance to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary where she died a short time later.
Four people, two men aged 81 and 72, and a woman aged 70, from the Vauxhall Meriva and a 33-year-old woman from the Suzuki Grand Vitara were injured in the crash.
The 81-year-old driver was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he remains for treatment. Medical staff describe his condition as serious.
The 70-year-old woman remains within Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and the 72-year old-man remains within Stranraer Community Hospital for treatment.
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Both are described by medical staff as being in a stable condition.
The 33-year-old-woman sustained minor injuries and was released today after treatment.
Enquiries into the crash are continuing.
Any witnesses are asked to contact Dumfries Road Policing Unit via 101 quoting incident number 2987/06.
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