The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Four teens in horrific crash after car chase
Two 14-year-old girls in Ninewells with serious injuries
Two 14-year-old girls are in hospital in a serious condition following a horrific crash on the A90 between Perth and Dundee.
The schoolgirls, believed to be from Dundee, were rushed to Ninewells Hospital after the crash which resulted from a police chase through Perthshire.
Two boys, aged 16 and 14, were treated for minor injuries.
The police have appealed for witnesses to the eight-mile pursuit.
The chase, which began after a Vauxhall Corsa failed to stop for officers on Edinburgh Road in Perth, came to a horrifying end near St Madoes around 2pm on Saturday.
Witnesses described the same vehicle being driven at speed through Bridge of Earn shortly before the accident.
Family members of one of the Dundee girls described themselves as “devastated” and asked for prayers for the teenager.
The incident has been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.
Two 14-year-old girls were last night in a serious condition in hospital following a horrific crash on the A90 following a police chase through Tayside.
Four teenage occupants of a Vauxhall Corsa were rushed to Ninewells in Dundee after the incident near St Madoes on Saturday afternoon.
The condition of the two girls, both believed to be from Dundee, was described as serious while two boys, aged 16 and 14, have been treated for minor injuries.
Police Scotland are appealing for witnesses to the eight-mile pursuit along Perthshire roads and subsequent crash on the dual carriageway.
Around 1.55pm, the orange Vauxhall Corsa failed to stop for officers when signalled on Edinburgh Road in Perth and was then pursued by police, resulting in the crash on the A90.
Witnesses reported seeing the distinctive car speeding along the A912 in Bridge of Earn before it failed to stop for officers on Edinburgh Road.
“The A90 crash was the final chapter to a police chase which went through the village of Bridge of Earn,” said one local.
“The person in the passenger seat in the front was recording the chase on his mobile phone and they were laughing and shouting out of the vehicle.
“I was one of the pedestrians who was nearly hit in the village.”
Family members of one of the Dundee schoolgirls described themselves as “devastated” and asked for prayers and understanding for the teenager.
They said: “Family are trying to come to terms with what’s happened.
“People are so worried and heartbroken.”
The incident has been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner, with officers asking anyone with dashcam footage of the chase to come forward.
Sergeant Michelle Burns said: “Our inquiries into this incident are ongoing and we would urge anyone who may have seen the Vauxhall Corsa or the police vehicles in Perth, on the A912 through Bridge of Earn or on the A90 to come forward.
“We would be particularly keen to speak to anyone with dashcam footage.
Meanwhile, a 26-year-old man will appear at Perth Sheriff Court today in connection with a £75,000 drug haul following a crash on the A90 on Friday evening.
The collision involving a BMW 4 Series and a police vehicle took place on the A90 near Inchture at about 5.25pm.
Nobody was seriously injured in the crash.
The two incidents which occurred on the same stretch of road less that 24 hours apart are not believed to be linked.