Three children and two adults taken to hospital after crash between car and van on A68 in the Scottish Borders

Three children and two adults have been taken to hospital following a crash involving a car and a van in the Scottish Borders.

Emergency services were called to the A68 near to Camptown south of Jedburgh around 4.20pm on Sunday, June 30 following the incident involving a red Ford Transit van and a black Volkswagen Sharan car.

The 14-year-old male front seat passenger from the Volkswagen was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment to serious injuries.

The 47-year-old female driver of the car and two back seat passengers – an 11-year-old boy and ten-year-old girl – were all taken to Borders General Hospital.

The 47-year-old male driver of the van was also taken to Borders General Hospital and has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence.

A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

The road was closed for around four hours for investigations before reopening around 8.30pm.

Sergeant Lee Walkingshaw said: “Our enquiries into this incident are ongoing and we urge anyone with information or dashcam footage to get in touch.

“We would also be keen to speak to two unidentified people who stopped to give assistance at the scene but left prior to police arriving.

“Anyone with information can call 101, quoting reference 2271 of June 30.”