Driver cut free from black BMW after two injured in two-vehicle collision near Penicuik
Motorist who came across the country road crash says it was ‘awful’
Firefighters had to cut the driver of a crashed car out of the wreckage after a two-vehicle collision on a country road near Penicuik.
The crash happened at around 9.40pm on Thursday on B7026 road at Loanstone. The drivers of both cars were taken to hospital by ambulance.
A motorist who came across the accident and the firefighters at work, rescuing the driver from a black BMW, said: “I was on my way home from work. The road was totally blocked. There were several fire engines and ambulances and they were cutting this man out of a car. It was awful.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 9.40pm on Thursday, November 12, to reports of a two-vehicle road traffic collision at Loanstone Cottage on the B7026, Loanstone, near Penicuik, Midlothian.
“Operations Control immediately mobilised two appliances to the scene. Two casualties, one from each vehicle, were transferred to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“Crews left the scene at 12.32am on Friday, November 13, after ensuring the area was made safe.”
Police Scotland has been approached for comment.