Police appeal for information after a serious crash on the M74 near Beattock in Dumfries and Galloway

Officers have requested that anyone with information get in touch, after the crash which left two people with serious injuries.

The incident occurred at around 4.45pm on Wednesday October 20, on the A74 (M) between junctions 14 and 15, when a red Kia Rio car left the carriageway.

Emergency services attended and the road was closed in both directions.

Two were left with serious injuries – the driver, a 60-year old woman, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow and a 24-year old woman was taken to the Dumfries and Galloway Infirmary. A 46-year old man was taken to the Dumfries and Galloway Infirmary for observation. Two infants, a boy and a girl, were taken to the same hospital as a precaution.Road Policing Sergeant Lloyd Caven said: “We are appealing to anyone with information, particularly if you have dash-cam footage, to get in touch. If you can help please call us on 101, quoting incident number 2468 of Wednesday, 20 October.”

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