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Man taken to hospital after car flipped in Perth crash

Strathmore Street was closed in both directions.

Police have closed the road. Image: Stuart Cowper
Police have closed the road. Image: Stuart Cowper

A man was taken to hospital for assessment after a car flipped on its side in a Perth crash.

Strathmore Street was shut in both directions from its junction with Main Street to Keir Street on Wednesday night.

Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the crash, including a Scottish Ambulance Service incident response unit.

One passer-by said: “The road has been closed from Main Street to Keir Street in both directions.

“All emergency services are there including an ambulance response unit.

“It is the main road to Scone and traffic will have to be diverted.

“It is not clear which direction the car was travelling in.

“The crash seemed to involve a single car which has flipped onto its side.”

Firefighters use rescue equipment after car flipped onto side in Perth crash

Another said: “It looks like firefighters have used tools to remove someone from the car.

“Police are diverting traffic and Stagecoach buses are using Keir Street.

“It looks like the car has clipped a set of traffic lights as there is damage to one of the railings.

“Other drivers seem to have stopped to help.

“The car looks like it has been propped up to stop it falling over.”

Man taken to hospital

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7.40pm on Wednesday, police received a report of a one-vehicle crash on Strathmore Street, Perth.

“One man was taken to hospital for assessment and the road was cleared around 9.30pm.”

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed two appliance from Perth were sent to the incident.

He said: “We attended a crash on Strathmore Street in Perth.

“We sent two appliances from Perth.

“We received a call to attend from the Scottish Ambulance Service at 7.40pm.

“Firefighters assisted paramedics and used hydraulic rescue equipment.

“The stop message came at 8.42pm.”

A Scottish Ambulance service spokesperson added: “We received a call at 7.37pm on Wednesday to attend an incident on Strathmore Street in Perth.

“We dispatched two ambulances and our special operations team to the scene.

“We transported one patient to Perth Royal Infirmary.”

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