Man left with life threatening injuries in serious road crash near Selkirk

The road was closed for around five hours to allow a full collision investigation to take place. Credit: ITV Border

A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a serious road crash near Selkirk.

The incident happened around four o'clock on Saturday, 26 June 2021 when a red Moto Guzzi motorbike with a black side-car collided with a wall on the A707, near the Old Toll Bridge. Emergency services attended and a 54-year-old man was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The road was closed for around five hours to allow a full collision investigation to take place. Sergeant Paul Ewing, of Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit, said: “A man has sustained life-threatening injuries as a result of this crash and we are appealing for information to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident. 

Police can be contacted by calling 101 and quoting incident reference number 2301.