Appealafter roadsmash

Police are appealing for information following a road smash near Denny this week that left a man in hospital.

The incident happened on the A883 at around 7.15pm on Tuesday.

A marked police car, with its blue lights and siren activated, was travelling west on the A883 – between the Checkbar and Hertbertshire roundabouts, near the entrance to Denny cemetery – when a grey Audi Q3 pulled to the side to let it pass.

As the police vehicle passed the Audi, two oncoming vehicles stopped – a grey Vauxhall Zafira and an unknown vehicle. As they stopped, a silver Vauxhall Meriva then collided with the rear of the Zafira.

The driver of the Zafira, a 35-yearold woman was not injured. The front seat passenger, a 36-year-old man, was taken to Forth Valley Royal hospital by the Scottish Ambulance Service for treatment. Three children, aged 13, seven, and three were not injured.

The driver of the Vauxhall Meriva, a 68-year-old man, was not injured and will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with careless driving. His passenger, a 36-year-old man, was treated for a minor injury at the scene.

The road was closed while crash investigation work was carried out and re-opened around 10.25pm

Road policing Sergeant Colin Morrison said: “We’re appealing to anyone with information or dashcam that can assist in relation to our enquiries to get in touch.

“We would also like to make sure that the occupants of the car that stopped in front of the Zafira were not injured.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident number 3144 of Tuesday, May 31.