The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Police hunt Perth driver who ran red light.
Footage shows car rolling over three times
A driver whose car dramatically flew into the air before crashing to the ground at a busy Dundee roundabout is being treated for serious spinal injuries.
A video which showed a silver Vauxhall come crashing to the ground and roll over three times at the roundabout near the Struans garage, on the southbound carriageway of the A90, went viral online.
It is not clear from the video how the car became airborne, but a police spokesman described it as going “through a roundabout”.
No other vehicles are thought to have been involved in the incident.
It was previously thought the male driver was uninjured, but it has since emerged this is not the case and he was taken to Ninewells Hospital with serious spinal injuries.
Neither police, NHS Tayside or the Scottish Ambulance Service were able to say what condition the driver was in.
It is understood that the injuries are serious, but not life-threatening.
The clip appears to be filmed on a mobile phone from a CCTV monitor.
The original footage appears to have been taken on CCTV cameras from nearby Struans car dealership.
A senior member of staff said they were carrying out an “internal investigation” into the matter but would not comment further. When asked if it was to ascertain who released the footage or into the crash, the staff member said it was for “everything”.
A fire service spokesman said two appliances from the Kingsway attended and the driver was already out of the car by the time they had arrived.
“We administered first aid and he was then taken away by ambulance,” he said.
A force spokesman said: “Police were called around 3.05pm on Monday October 21 to the A90 near Emmock Park in Dundee, following a crash where a silver Vauxhall Astra went through a roundabout. Emergency services attended and the 42-year old male was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
“There was debris on the road, which was cleared by 3.30pm. Inquiries remain ongoing.”