A young man is fighting for his life following a serious car crash on a busy Scots road.
Emergency services were called to the incident, which occurred on the A7 in the Scottish Borders at around 9.10pm on Monday December 27.
A red Seat Ibiza had been travelling south roughly half a mile north of Galashiels when it collided with a black Seat Ibiza going north on the other side of the carriageway.
The 20-year-old driver of the red vehicle was taken to hospital, where medical staff have described his condition as critical.
The driver of the black car was examined by ambulance staff and did not need to attend hospital.
The road was closed for several hours to allow crash scene investigators to examine the scene.
An investigation is under way to establish the full circumstances of the incident, according to Police Scotland.
Sergeant Jill Kirkpatrick said: “Enquiries carried out so far have established that another black car, make currently unknown, was in front of the red Seat prior to the collision and I would ask the driver of that vehicle to contact us as they may have information which could assist our enquiries.
“I would appeal to anyone who was on the A7 around the time of the incident to contact us with any information or dash cam footage as it could prove vital in our investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to all Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3191 of Monday, December 27, 2021.
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