A Scots paramedic has suffered serious injuries after being knocked down by a car while helping an injured woman on a busy road in Dumfries and Galloway.
Emergency services were called to the scene on the A75 near Hardthorn Road in Dumfries at around 8.50pm on Monday, March 22.
A male member of the crew was treating the injured 21-year-old, who was badly hurt after plunging off a footbridge, when they were struck by a passing vehicle.
The paramedic and injured women were both taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary where they remain in serious but stable conditions.
Officers closed down the busy road for several hours to allow for accident investigation work before it reopened at around midnight.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.50pm on Monday, 22 March, we received a report of a woman falling from the Hard thorn Road over bridge above the A75.
“A 21-year-old woman suffered serious injury. The Scottish Ambulance Service were in attendance and a member of their staff was struck by a passing vehicle on the A75.
“Both were taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Hospital where they remain in serious but stable conditions.
“The road was closed for a number of hours and reopened around 12am on Tuesday, 23 March, 2021.”
The Scottish Ambulance Service also confirmed that a member of their staff was hurt while on duty.
A spokesperson said: “Last night, one of our colleagues was struck by a vehicle whilst going to the aid of a woman who had fallen from a bridge onto the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway.
"He was transported to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and remains in a serious but stable condition.
“At this very difficult time, our thoughts and well wishes are with our colleague and his loved ones.”
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