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Car flips on to roof in crash outside Oban High School

The incident caused traffic delays in the town.

Car on its roof in Oban
The car ended up on its roof on Soroba Road, Oban. Image: DC Thomson.

One person has been taken to hospital following a one-vehicle crash on Soroba Road in Oban.

The car flipped onto its roof during the incident at around 11.20am on Wednesday.

The driver was taken to Lorn and Islands Hospital – their condition is not known.

One passer-by described it as a “miracle” that the motorist had escaped from the vehicle.

The front windscreen was shattered, spraying debris across the road.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 11.17pm to attend a road traffic collision on Soroba Road, Oban.

“We dispatched one ambulance to the scene and one patient was transported to Lorn and Isles Hospital.”

Car on its roof following a crash on Soroba Road in Oban
The car landed on its roof following the crash on Soroba Road, Oban. Image: DC Thomson.

Police are directing traffic on the main road outside Oban High School.

A police spokesperson said: “Around 11.20am on Wednesday, 25 September, 2024, we received a report of a crash involving one vehicle on Soroba Road in Oban.

“One lane is open.”

Second crash on Soroba road

It is the second accident on the same stretch of road within two days.

Yesterday local woman Alanis Ferris thanked people who came to her rescue following a crash on Soroba Road.

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