Boy, 10, in critical condition after three-car crash

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 15:08 · Archive

A 10-year-old boy is in critical condition after a three-vehicle crash on an A-road in the Scottish borders on Friday.

A 10-year-old boy is in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash on the A701 between Broughton and Blyth Bridge in the Scottish borders at around 12.15pm on Friday. A white Seat Leon, black Audi Q5 and red Jaguar F Pace were involved.

Five people were taken to hospital. The 10-year-old, a passenger in the Seat Leon, remains in critical condition. Two male drivers of the Seat Leon and Jaguar F Pace were hospitalised with serious injuries. A teenage boy passenger in the Seat Leon and a woman passenger in the Audi Q5 were also taken to hospital.

The A-road was closed for approximately seven hours to allow for crash investigation work and vehicle recovery, reopening at 7.10pm on Friday. Sergeant Grant Hastie appealed for witnesses or anyone with dash-cam footage to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1186 of 16 October 2026.

How it is being reported

• Boy, 10, fighting for life after three-car crash with four others rushed to hospitalThe crash between a Seat Leon, Audi Q5 and Jaguar F Pace happened in the Scottish BordersThe Mirror · 17 Oct, 14:58
• Boy, 10, in critical condition after horror three-car crash as police issue appealFive people were taken to hospital after the incident.Daily Express · 17 Oct, 14:52
• Boy, 10, in critical condition after three-car crash.Evening Standard · 17 Oct, 14:26

In this story: Police Scotland · A701 · Broughton · Blyth Bridge · Scottish borders

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