Four people rushed to hospital after ambulance crashes into car on A89
Four people have been taken to hospital after a car and an ambulance collided on a Scots road.
The horror crash occurred at around 6.50am on Monday, August 11, on the A98 at Arradoul, near Buckie.
Emergency crews raced to the scene, with one person airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The other three were taken to Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin. Their conditions are not known at this stage.
Police have closed the road at the A990 and A942 junctions.
Images from the scene show the aftermath of the crash, with the ambulance tipped over on its side, with the metal on its front cab warped and buckled, and its windscreen smashed.
The car, a dark blue Renault, is positioned off the road, and is severely damaged at the back, with its rear window missing and part of its roof seemingly torn off.
Debris can be seen littering the road, with police officers in attendance.
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The Scottish Ambulance Service said it dispatched multiple resources to the scene, including three road ambulances, one air ambulance, and a critical care paramedic.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: 'We received a call at 6.56am to attend a two-vehicle road traffic collision at A98 junction on the A942, near Buckie.
'We dispatched multiple resources to the scene including three ambulances, a critical care paramedic (CCP) and Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA).
'We transported three patients to Dr Gray's Hospital, and one patient was transported by SCAA to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.'
Drivers have been asked to avoid the area by Police Scotland.
A spokesperson said: "The A98 near Buckie is closed at the A990 and A942 junctions following a serious crash involving a car and an ambulance.
"Emergency services were called to the A98 at Arradoul around 6.50am on Monday, 11 August.
"Motorists are asked to avoid the area."
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