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| Five injured after minibus crash | Five injured after minibus crash |
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| Five people were taken to hospital after a minibus crashed head-on 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 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. | 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. |
| The male driver, 62, who was trapped for more than an hour, was airlifted to hospital with limb fractures. | The male driver, 62, who was trapped for more than an hour, was airlifted to hospital with limb fractures. |
| Four women, aged between 20 and 72, suffered fractures and lacerations. | Four women, aged between 20 and 72, suffered fractures and lacerations. |
| The passengers were returning from the Storybook Glen children's theme park on the outskirts of Aberdeen when the minibus crashed on Wednesday. | The passengers were returning from the Storybook Glen children's theme park on the outskirts of Aberdeen when the minibus crashed on Wednesday. |
| The passengers were returning from the Storybook Glen theme park | The passengers were returning from the Storybook Glen theme park |
| The accident happened near Culdrain. | |
| The road was blocked for two hours while Grampian Police, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Ambulance Service were at the scene. | 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. | It resulted in "substantial" tailbacks. |
| The driver was airlifted to hospital in Aberdeen, where the other injured were taken by ambulance. | 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. | Police appealed for anyone with possible information about the accident to contact them. |