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Kathleen Speirs & Holly Lennon

Luss crash: Six hospitalised as trauma teams called to A82 three-vehicle crash

Six people have been hospitalised following a horror crash on the A82 near Luss, Argyll and Bute.

Emergency services were called to the incident at around 8.45am on Friday following a collision involving a minibus and two cars. Police, ambulance, and fire crews were dispatched to the scene.

Six people were taken to hospital as a result of the crash, including one person who was airlifted to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

The road was closed for four hours as emergency services dealt with the incident with enquiries into the crash still continuing.

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Detail on the ages and genders of those injured was not disclosed. Nor were the nature of their injuries, their current medical conditions, nor if they were drivers, passengers or pedestrians.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of a crash involving three vehicles, a mini bus and two cars, on the A82 near Luss, around 8.45am on Friday, 2 September, 2022.

“Emergency services attended and four people were taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for treatment.

“A further two people were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment.

“Recovery was arranged and the road was fully re-opened around 12.50pm.

“Enquiries into the crash are ongoing.”

SAS sent five ambulances, a special operations team, a Paramedic Response Unit, air ambulance and trauma team to the scene. They were called shortly before 9am.

An SAS spokesman told Glasgow Live: “We received a call today at 8.47am to attend a RTC on the A82 near Luss. We dispatched a number of resources to the scene, including five ambulances, our special operations team, a Paramedic Response Unit, an air ambulance and our trauma team to the scene.

"One patient airlifted to QEUH, another by road, the other four to RAH."

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) were also drafted in to 'assist emergency service partners'. Three appliances and one 'heavy rescue unit' were sent to the smash.

Fire crews were called just before 9am and, as of around 12.40pm, had left the scene.

A SFRS spokesman told Glasgow Live: “We were alerted at 8.50am on Friday, September 2 to reports of a road traffic collision on the A82 near Luss. Operations Control mobilised three appliances and a heavy rescue unit to assist emergency service partners.

"A number of casualties were handed in the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service. Crews are no longer at the scene.”

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