Three injured in car-lorry crash

Jul 28 2012

Three people have been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and an articulated lorry.

The collision happened at about 11.30am on Saturday on a slip road on the M9 spur near Edinburgh airport.

Six people were travelling in the two vehicles, Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue said. One woman was trapped in the car and had to be freed by officers.

Three people, including the lorry driver, were treated at the scene and three were taken to Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary.

A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said their injuries were not serious.