Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Man charged after car hits tree in park
EMERGENCY services were called to Camperdown Park in Dundee after a car collided with a tree.
The crash, which happened at 12.15am yesterday, involved one vehicle, which is understood to have come off the road and struck a tree at the main entrance to the park.
Police said a 36-year-old man had been charged in connection with the incident.
An eyewitness who came across the vehicle said: “The car came off the road and crashed into a tree — you could see the tyre tracks.
“When I saw it, I thought it looked like it had just happened because the tyre tracks were fresh. There was debris and a child’s booster seat was lying among it.
“It also looked like something had gone on fire.
“I just hope that the people who were in the crash are OK.”
The accident is the second in recent months to happen at Camperdown.
In June last year, a 17-year-old girl also crashed into a tree.
Councillor Ian Borthwick, whose Strathmartine ward includes Camperdown Park, said he would be contacting Dundee City Council and Police Scotland about road safety in the area.
He said: “It’s certainly worrying to hear.
“I’ll be speaking to the appropriate council officer and asking Police Scotland for their assistance is seeing what can be done to i mprove safety Camperdown area.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed a crew attended the scene of the accident.
A spokesman said: “We received a call from Police Scotland to attend a road traffic collision near Camperdown Park.
“Our Dundee crew on shift attended and one male was treated for minor injuries at the scene, but did not require hospital treatment.”
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that a 36-year-old man has been charged in connection with road traffic offences following a onevehicle road traffic collision involving a blue Audi A5 at Camperdown Park, Dundee, at about 12.15am yesterday.
“A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.” in the