Appeal following serious crash on the A952 near Cortes

Road Policing officers are appealing for information following a serious crash near Cortes on the A952.

The incident happened around 2.20pm on Monday, 11 August 2025, and involved a black Mercedes C200 and a black Honda Civic.

Emergency services attended and the 34-year-old male driver and 53-year-old female passenger of the Civic were taken to hospital. Her injuries are described as serious. The driver was later released.

The 70-year-old female driver and 92-year-old male passenger of the Mercedes were taken to hospital where they remain with serious injuries.

The road was closed for around 10 hours and reopened shortly after midnight.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection and enquiries are ongoing.

Sergeant Pete Henderson said: "Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the crash and we would urge anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has any information, to come forward.

"We would also ask anyone with dash-cam footage who was driving in the area around the time of the crash to review it and contact us if it could assist with our investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1723 of 11 August, 2025.