Van and tractor collide

Man suffering head and leg injuries taken to Ninewells Hospital

A man was injured in a crash between a van and a tractor, closing the A984 Dunkeld to Coupar Angus road as far as Meikleour. The van caught fire as a result, with its male driver rushed to hospital suffering head and leg injuries. Picture: Steve MacDougall.

A man has been injured following a crash between a van and a tractor.

The incident caused the Volkswagen van to catch fire, resulting in a total closure of the A984 Dunkeld to Coupar Angus road up as far as Meikleour.

Emergency services were called to the scene, near Spittalfield, shortly before 12.30pm.

The male driver of the van was found to be suffering head and leg injuries and an ambulance crew took him to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

Fire crews from both Dunkeld and Perth fire stations were tasked with tackling the blaze.

The road was closed between Dunkeld and Meikelour, with traffic diverted via the A9, A912 and A93.

One motorist at the scene described the van as a “wreck”.

He said: “The van is completely burned out. Most of the damage is to the front and the passenger side – it’s a complete wreck.”

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “We were called shortly after 12.20pm to the Dunkeld to Coupar Angus road, near Spittalfield.

“A tractor and a van had collided and the van was on fire.

“The ambulance service was contacted as the driver of the blue Volkswagen panel van had leg and head injuries.”

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they had sent two engines to the scene.

A spokeswoman said: “We were called at 12.29pm to a vehicle on fire.

“Crews from Dunkeld and Perth attended.

“We used two breathing apparatus and one hose reel to extinguish the fire.”

A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We were asked to attend at 12.30pm to an incident involving a tractor and a van.

“We treated one male casualty who has head and leg injuries, but these are not thought to be serious.

“We will be transporting him to Ninewells Hospital.”

Elsewhere, two vehicles collided on the southbound M9, near junction 10.

The accident, between a Volkswagen Golf and a BMW 3 series, happened at around 12.15pm.

It is understood there were no serious injuries.

Picture: Steve MacDougall. Police at the scene of the collision near Spittalfield in Perthshire.