A68 closed following second smash in two days
Last updated 1st May 2023
Two people have been taken to hospital following a crash on the A68, just south of St Boswells.
It happened on a straight section of road between the Maxton turn-off and Lilliardsedge Holiday Park.
Emergency services raced to the scene after the alarm was raised around 6.25pm on Monday (May 1st).
It's the second crash on the cross-border route in as many days.
Last night, a girl aged one was among three people taken to hospital following two-car smash near Fala. She was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh.
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Both drivers - a 63-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman - were taken to to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
The man is said to be in a serious but stable condition.
Referring to the latest incident, a Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were made aware of a crash on the A68 south of St Boswells around 6.25pm on Monday, May 1st.
"Two people have been taken to hospital and the road is currently closed."
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