Two children and two adults taken to hospital following three-vehicle crash

Four people have been taken to hospital following a three-vehicle crash in West Lothian.

Emergency services were called to Ladywell East Road in Livingston after reports of a collision at around 5.15pm on Wednesday.

Thee ambulances and three special operations vehicles were mobilised to the area following the incident. Two children and two adults were taken to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.

Officers closed off the road for more than two hours to allow for the vehicles to be recovered. An investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the crash is ongoing.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 5.15pm on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, officers received a report of a three-vehicle crash on Ladywell East Road, Livingston.

“The road was closed for the vehicles to be recovered and later reopened around 7.30pm.

“Enquiries are ongoing.”

A spokesperson from the Scottish Ambulance Service added: “We received a call on Wednesday at 5.22pm to attend a road traffic collision on Ladywell East Road in Livingston.

“We dispatched three ambulances and three special operations vehicles to the scene, with our first resource arriving within two minutes. We transported two children and two adult patients to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”

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