The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
Forklift crushes car after lorry fall
Driver hurt
A man has been rushed to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after the front of his car was crushed by a forklift which fell from a lorry.
Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly after noon when the accident happened on the A947 Turriff to Fyvie road at the Tifty turn-off.
Two ambulance teams were dispatched to the scene, where an orange forklift had fallen from the back of a Hawthorn Haulage low loader.
The lorry appears to have been travelling north and a red car was passing on the opposite carriageway heading south when the machine toppled.
A man in his 50s was taken to ARI with injuries, but the extent of them is not yet known.
Officers closed off the road to traffic from lunchtime until around 5pm.
A spokeswoman said: “We were called around noon to the A947 half way between Fyvie and Turriff after a forklift truck came off the back of a lorry and crashed into a car.
“The ambulance and fire services were also in attendance.
“It would appear a man has been injured, but we do not know the extent of his injuries or any details. We believe the man has been taken into hospital.”
A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 12.02pm to attend a road traffic incident on the A947.
“We dispatched two crews to the scene and transported a man in his 50s to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.”
The man’s car could be seen on the road after the collision, with a smashed windscreen and crumpled bonnet.
Next to it was the Hawthorn Haulage loader from the New Deer-based company, which transports machinery across the UK.
Local councillor Iain Taylor was shocked when he heard the news. He said: “In situations like this, I’m grateful everyone is alive as, even with a little forklift, a car would come off much worse.
“I’m sorry to see a hospital casualty and hope that he makes a speedy recovery.
“There are a lot of questions that arise here that will need to be answered, so I’m sure investigations will be carried out thoroughly.”
Hawthorn Haulage was contacted but could not be reached.
“Even with a little forklift ,a car would come off much worse”