A woman was rushed to hospital in Edinburgh for treatment after being involved in a horror road crash which saw two pensioners pronounced dead at the scene.
Police Scotland have launched an appeal for information following the fatal incident on Friday afternoon, after the road in Lauder was closed for seven hours.
Around 4.30pm on Friday, November 11, officers were called to the A697 between Carfraemill and Greenlaw after a red Kia Venga and a blue Kia Sportage were involved in a collision.
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Emergency services attended and a 79-year-old man, the driver of the Kia Venga and an 85-year-old woman, the passenger of the same vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene.
The female driver of the blue Kia Sportage was then taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.
The road was closed for around seven hours while an investigation was carried out.
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Road Policing Sergeant Kosmas Papakyriakou said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of those involved in this incident.
“Our enquiries are ongoing to establish what happened and we are appealing for anyone who was on the A697 around this time and who witnessed the crash or either vehicle on the road beforehand to contact us.
“I would also ask drivers with dash-cam footage who were in the area to contact us if they believe they can assist.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting incident 2597 of 11 November, 2022.
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