Threeare badlyhurt following A81crash

Three people have been seriously injured in a road smash on the A81.

A 53-year-old man and a 56-year-old female passenger sustained serious injuries after the collision on the A81 near Trossachs Holiday Park on Sunday evening.

Another passenger — a 54-year-old woman — was described as being in a critical but stable condition.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and the trio were taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital by ambulance for treatment.

The accident happened at around 8.55pm when the black Peugeot 206 they were travelling in collided with a blue Kia Venga.

The Kia was travelling southbound near Gartmore while the Peugeot was headed in the opposite direction.

Police confirmed that the driver and passenger within the Kia were uninjured.

A 23-year-old man was expected to appear at Stirling Sheriff Court charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving this week.

Sergeant David Ross, of Stirling’s road policing unit, said: “Our enquiries into this collision, which left two people seriously injured and a woman in a critical condition, continue.

“As part of this we’d urge anyone who may have witnessed this collision and has not yet spoken to officers, or who saw either vehicles travelling in the area shortly beforehand, to get in touch as soon as possible.”

Anyone with information should contact roads police on 101 quoting incident number 4567 of August 27.