Man, 50, killed in country road crash leaving two others with critical injuries

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Google earth image of A709 road in scotland
One person died and two other people were critically injured after a crash in Scotland. (Picture: Google Earth)

A man has died and two others are fighting for their lives after car crash in Scotland.

The two-vehicle collision, which involved a black Vauxhall Vectra and a white Citroen Dispatch, occurred at around 7.35pm on Saturday.

Emergency services rushed to the scene on the A709 Dumfries to Lockerbie road, near Lochfield, Lochmaben.

Three casualties were urgently transported to a nearby hospital by emergency personnel.

Authorities confirmed that the driver of the Vauxhall, a 50-year-old man, passed away a short time after arrival.