Driver dies in horror crash with ambulance on Scots road as two paramedics & patient rushed to hospital
TRAGIC SMASH Driver dies in horror crash with ambulance on Scots road as two paramedics & patient rushed to hospital
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A MAN has died in a horror crash involving a car and an ambulance in Moray.
The fatal smash happened on the A98 at Arradoul, near Buckie, yesterday morning.
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A man has died following a collision involving a car and an ambulance on the A98
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Mercy crews attended around 6.50am after the alarm was raised.
But a man, aged 36, who was behind the wheel of a blue Renault Megane was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two male paramedics and a male patient were rushed to Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
None of their injuries are believed to be serious.
The stretch of the A98 was shut all day yesterday as officers investigated the crash.
The road was also closed overnight as Moray Council completed work.
The route is expected to fully reopen this morning.
Sergeant Dave Cooper from the road policing unit, Elgin, said: 'Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died and we continue to carry out enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the crash.
'I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash or the vehicles prior to the crash and who hasn't already spoken to officers to contact us.
'I would also ask anyone who was in the area and may have dash cam footage which could assist to get in touch.'
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Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting reference 0516 of 11 August, 2025.
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