Three people rushed to hospital after lorry carrying logs sheds load 

Three people are in hospital following a collision involving a lorry and a car on a major road in Aberdeenshire.

At around 4.30pm on Monday, January 22, a lorry shed its load of logs on the A96 at its junction with the A97 at Huntly, resulting in a crash.

The three occupants of the car were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where their conditions are currently unknown.

The road is closed southbound and police said it will take “some time” to clear completely.

A local diversion is currently in place.

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