Crash puts two women in hospital
TWO women were taken to hospital after a two vehicle collision on the main road out of Lerwick on Wednesday afternoon.
Fire crews were called to the scene on North Road outside Leasks Garage at 3.30pm, where a retained fire officer was already administering first aid.
One of the women was released from her vehicle with the help of ‘spreaders’ use to make it easier to free her before she was taken to Gilbert Bain Hospital by ambulance.
The other woman was described as elderly. She was taken to hospital for a precautionary check.
Meanwhile two drivers are to be reported to the procurator fiscal after being clocked well above the 20mph speed limit outside two Shetland schools on Wednesday morning.
Police said a 21 year old man was seen driving at 50mph outside the Tingwall primary school. The road normally carries a 30mph speed limit and he was stopped just before the 20mph restriction came into effect.
A 39 year old woman was recorded travelling at 48mph outside Whiteness primary school while the 20mph limit was active.
Acting inspector Bruce Gray said the police were carrying out proactive speed checks on the day children returned to school and said police were “both concerned and disappointed that drivers continue to speed, particularly in and around schools”.
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