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Children seriously hurt in Campbeltown crash
Published: 12th May 2012 11:56:21
Two young girls and a teenager have been taken to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a car crash on the Kintyre peninsula.
The 14-year-old boy and two girls, aged three and five, were passengers in a Vauxhall Zafira which hit a parked Ford Transit van in Campbeltown on Friday.
A 45-year-old female passenger also suffered serious injuries. All four casualties were described as "stable."
The incident happened at about 19:40, on the town's Lochend Street.
The 38-year-old male driver of the car sustained minor injuries in the crash.
The 45-year-old and 14-year-old were airlifted to Glasgow's Southern General Hospital and the girls were taken to the city's Yorkhill Hospital.
Strathclyde Police has asked any witnesses to come forward.
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BBC News, 2012. Children seriously hurt in Campbeltown crash. [Online] (Updated 12 May 2012)Available at: http://www.glasgowwired.co.uk/news.php/1428159-Children-seriously-hurt-in-Campbeltown-crash [Accessed 12th May 2013]
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