Disruption in Selkirk after road closed following two-car crash
Last updated 12th Nov 2026
There’s disruption in the centre of Selkirk following a two-car crash.
Back Row is closed both ways, between Mungo Park Court and South Port, as emergency services respond to the incident.
It’s affecting traffic on the A7 between Galashiels and Hawick - with bus services being re-routed.
The alarm was raised around 3.40pm this afternoon (Wednesday).
And motorists are being urged to find an alternative route.
One eyewitness said: “Diversion round back of high school. It’s Wacky Races. Give your self plenty time.”
Another said: “My husband was out directing traffic for ages. It's a bad one and one of the cars was knocked onto the pavement where school kids were walking minutes before.
“That junction has been an accident waiting to happen and it's time something was done about it.
"There are people injured as it is but pedestrians could have easily been killed aswell!”
Earlier this year, plans were unveiled to make the centre of Selkirk safer for pedestrians.
It comes ahead of the opening of Center Parcs Scottish Borders, which is expected to attract an additional 350,000 visitors a year to the region – many of them travelling through the town on the A7.
The proposals include the installation of two new light-controlled crossings on the trunk road – one at the High Street/Tower Street junction, and the other at the Market Place/Ettrick Terrace junction; as well as an additional puffin crossing on Scott’s Place, outside the new Co-op.
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Borders Buses is warning passengers to expect delays. A spokesperson said: "Due to an RTA in Selkirk, our X95 service is currently unable to serve Selkirk.
"The X95 will divert via St Boswells in both directions, before returning to the normal route.
"Passengers travelling to or from Selkirk should please use the hail and ride point at Selkirk Garage. This diversion will remain in place until further notice."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 4.40pm on Wednesday, we received a report of a crash involving two vehicles on Back Row, Selkirk.
"A woman was taken to hospital for treatment. The road re-opened around 6.40pm.”
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