Three people taken to hospital after crash between car and tipper truck near Innerleithen

Three people have been taken to hospital after a car collided with a tipper truck in the Scottish Borders.

Emergency services were called to the crash between a blue Ford Fiesta and a Man tipper truck on the A72 east of Innerleithen, around 11.55am on Friday.

Three people from the car were taken to hospital for treatment. The driver of the Tipper truck was uninjured. 

The road was closed while investigations were carried out and reopened around 3.25pm.

Sergeant Grant Hastie said: “Our enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances, and I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash or saw either vehicle prior to get in touch.

“I would also appeal to those who were driving in the area with a dash-cam to review the footage in case it has captured anything that could assist with our investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1112 of October 16, 2026.