Women hurt in car smash

TWO women were taken to hospital after a collision on the A1 close to Torness Power Station on Friday.

A car turning out of the side road at the power station collided with a vehicle being driven on the A1 just after 8pm.

The male driver of the turning car, described as "walking wounded" by the ambulance service, was checked at the scene by paramedics but did not need further medical attention.

One of the two women in the second car suffered neck and chest injuries and both women were taken to hospital.