Driver badly hurt in crash

A MAN is in a serious condition in hospital after a head-on smash between a car and a truck on the A7.

The driver of the Renault Clio was left trapped in the vehicle following the collision at 7.40am yesterday. Fire crews raced to the scene while police shut off the A7 at Middleton Mains in Midlothian.

The condition of the trapped driver rapidly deteriorated and firefighters carried out CPR while their colleagues used equipment to free the casualty.

The 52-year-old was cut free by 8.20am and paramedics rushed him to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where he remains in a serious condition.