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| A learner driver has been killed in a head-on crash during a lesson near Melrose, police have said. | A learner driver has been killed in a head-on crash during a lesson near Melrose, police have said. |
| Suzanne Harkness, 22, from Galashiels, died after the collision involving her driving school car and a Volkswagen travelling in the opposite direction. | Suzanne Harkness, 22, from Galashiels, died after the collision involving her driving school car and a Volkswagen travelling in the opposite direction. |
| The crash happened at about 1800 BST on Wednesday on the A6091 Melrose bypass. | The crash happened at about 1800 BST on Wednesday on the A6091 Melrose bypass. |
| Driving instructor James Egan and the driver of the other car were being treated in hospital for injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening. | |
| Ms Harkness was taken to the nearby Borders General Hospital after the crash but died shortly after she arrived. | Ms Harkness was taken to the nearby Borders General Hospital after the crash but died shortly after she arrived. |
| What we really need is people who were here at the time of the collision or shortly thereafter to tell us what they saw Insp Richard Latto | |
| Her driving instructor's wife, Petra Egan, said it was a "terrible thing" to happen and that her sympathies were with the victim's family. | |
| She added: "My husband should be okay although very upset by it all. | |
| "He has a neck injury which requires to get a metal cage to keep it still and he will be moved to a hospital in Glasgow. | |
| "It is the first time he has been involved in an accident through his work." | |
| 'Absolutely crucial' | 'Absolutely crucial' |
| Insp Richard Latto, of Lothian and Borders Police, said inquiries were still at an early stage. | |
| He said: "We have collision investigators who are looking at the debris and damage to the cars and we are looking to trace any potential eye-witnesses to the collision." | He said: "We have collision investigators who are looking at the debris and damage to the cars and we are looking to trace any potential eye-witnesses to the collision." |
| He said it was "absolutely crucial" for anyone who saw the crash to come forward. | He said it was "absolutely crucial" for anyone who saw the crash to come forward. |
| "We can recreate a lot of the circumstances," he said. | "We can recreate a lot of the circumstances," he said. |
| "But what we really need is people who were here at the time of the collision or shortly thereafter to tell us what they saw." | "But what we really need is people who were here at the time of the collision or shortly thereafter to tell us what they saw." |