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Five in hospital after bus crash Five injured after minibus crash
(about 13 hours later)
Five people have been taken to hospital after a minibus crashed into a tree on the way to a care home in Aberdeenshire. Five people were taken to hospital after a minibus crashed head-on into a tree on the way to a care home in Aberdeenshire.
The bus was taking 12 people back to the Banff respite centre after a day trip when it crashed on the A97 Huntly road at about 1640 BST. The bus was taking 13 residents and carers back to the Banff respite centre after a day trip, when it crashed on the A97 Huntly road at about 1640 BST.
One person, believed to be the driver, was airlifted to hospital, and four others were taken by ambulance. The male driver, 62, who was trapped for more than an hour, was airlifted to hospital with limb fractures.
Police said the section of road would be closed for a number of hours. Four women, aged between 20 and 72, suffered fractures and lacerations.
The passengers were returning from Storybook Glen theme park on the outskirts of Aberdeen when the minibus crashed about half a mile from the Huntly roundabout. The passengers were returning from the Storybook Glen children's theme park on the outskirts of Aberdeen when the minibus crashed on Wednesday.
Firefighters had to cut free the driver, who had suffered serious leg injuries and a fractured arm, and he was airlifted by an RAF Lossiemouth helicopter to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The passengers were returning from the Storybook Glen theme park
The accident happened near Culdrain, Gartly, about half a mile from the Huntly roundabout.
The road was blocked for two hours while Grampian Police, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Ambulance Service were at the scene.
It resulted in "substantial" tailbacks.
The driver was airlifted to hospital in Aberdeen, where the other injured were taken by ambulance.
Police appealed for anyone with possible information about the accident to contact them.