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Emergency crews attend road collision in Lerwick

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3 October 2026 20:58

EMERGENCY services have attended the scene of a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Lerwick’s North Road tonight (Saturday).

Two police vehicles, two fire appliances and an ambulance arrived at the scene at around 8.30pm.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) confirmed that two fire crews from Lerwick were called to attend.

The area was made safe by police and fire crews, and firefighters left the scene shortly after 9pm.

Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.

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