Police appeal after crash involving trailer and pram in Dumfries

Three children were taken to hospital after the incident

Author: Grace O'HarePublished 14th Oct 2025

Police officers in Dumfries are appealing for information after a crash involving a trailer and a pram.

The force were called to Pleasance Avenue at around 3:15pm yesterday (13 October).

Officer say it involved a trailer which is believed to have become detached from a Mitsubishi Outlander car and struck a pram which was being pushed on the pavement.

Three children, aged eight months, 14 months and 18-months-old, were taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary before being taken to the Royal Children's Hospital in Glasgow.

The 18-year-old woman pushing the pram was taken to hospital for treatment and later discharged.

Sergeant David Kerr, of Police Scotland's Road Policing Unit, said: "Our enquiries into this incident are ongoing and we would urge anyone who have witnessed it to come forward.

"We would also be keen to speak to anyone who may have dashcam footage from the area."

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