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Three cars left smashed up after Dundee crash

Greendykes Road was closed on Monday morning but has reopened.

The crash on Greendykes Road. Image: Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson
The crash on Greendykes Road. Image: Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson

Three cars have been left smashed up at the side of a busy Dundee road after a crash.

Police were called to Greendykes Road on Monday morning.

Police Scotland posted on X just after 6.10am that the road was shut near Balgavies Avenue due to a “serious” crash.

Drivers were advised to avoid the area as officers said the road would likely be closed for the “foreseeable future”.

Police initially closed Greendykes Road. Image: Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson

However, the road reopened at around 7am with signs put up to warn drivers about the three damaged cars.

It is understood one person was checked at the scene but was not taken to hospital.

One passer-by said: “Police had closed the road just after the Craigie Avenue roundabout.

“They were starting to clear up around 7am.

Three cars were involved. Image: Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson

“The front of one of the cars was completely destroyed and so was the back of another.

“A third car was also damaged but not as badly.

“There was debris all over the pavement.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 5.30am on Monday, we received a report of a crash involving three vehicles at Greendykes Road, Dundee.

The damaged cars have been coned off. Image: Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson

“The Scottish Ambulance Service attended. Inquiries are ongoing.

“The road has reopened.”

An ambulance service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 05.26am to attend an RTC on Greendykes Road, Dundee.

“One ambulance was dispatched to the scene.”