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Man taken to hospital after Broughty Ferry crash closes main road for over 7 hours

A car appeared to crash into a lamp post at around 6.30am.

The crash on Queen Street. Image: Mark Asquith/DC Thomson
The crash on Queen Street. Image: Mark Asquith/DC Thomson

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash that closed a main road in Broughty Ferry for more than seven hours.

Queen Street was shut between Claypotts Road and Fort Street at around 6.30am on Friday.

Police lifted the cordon shortly after 2pm.

A car appeared to have crashed into a lamp post near the junction with Church Street.

The condition of the injured man has not been confirmed.

Buses in the area were diverted throughout Friday morning and early afternoon due to the incident.

The car appears to have hit a lamp post further up the street. Image: Mark Asquith/DC Thomson
The police cordon at the crash site. Image: Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson

Stagecoach East Scotland posted on X: “Due to an RTC (road traffic collision) at the Post Office bar in Broughty Ferry, all 73 services are being diverted via Abertay Street, Nursery Road, Forthill Road, Balgillo Road, Ballinard Road and Victoria Road onto Strathern Road.

“Stops between Abertay Street and Strathern Road will not be served at this time.”

One man travelling into the Ferry said he had to walk part of the way when his bus turned back.

He said: “I live on Archer Street and I got on my usual bus with another man and we asked to go to the Ferry, the bus driver said OK and let us on.

Police outside the Post Office Bar. Image Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson
The Queen Street road closure. Image: Ellidh Aitken/DC Thomson

“Then he started going towards Dundee, we asked why and he said it was because all the roads were closed.

“He took us all the way along to Dawson Park, where we got off.

“Then we got on another bus which took us down Strathearn Road and we got off at Victoria Road, then we had to walk into the Ferry from there.

“I’ve done what I needed to do now and will have to walk all the way back up the hill to get home.”

Nursery reopens after closure

Balgillo Nurseries, which is within the cordoned-off area on Queen Street, was closed initially but was able to open a short time later.

One parent said: “We got a text shortly after 8am to say the nursery was back open, but it was closed earlier.

“It seems they let the two staff members through the cordon to open up.

“I’m not sure what has happened but it must be pretty bad – they’ve had the road closed for three hours now.”

Police, fire and ambulance crews called to Broughty Ferry crash

Police confirmed a man was taken to hospital after the crash but said they did not know his age or his condition.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 6.30pm on Friday, we received a report of a one-vehicle crash on Queen Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee.

“The male driver was taken to Ninewells Hospital for treatment.

“The road reopened around 2pm.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 6:34am today to attend a road traffic collision on Queen Street, Broughty Ferry.

“We dispatched one ambulance, one rapid response vehicle, and one special operations response team (SORT) to the scene and transported one patient to Ninewells Hospital.”

The fire service confirmed it sent two engines to the scene.