Four people, including two teenagers, have been taken to hospital following a two-car crash in Argyll.
One of the casualties, a 16-year-old boy, is in a serious condition following the smash near Cladich, close to Dalmally, at around 2pm on Saturday.
A 48-year-old man was driving a Vauxhall Astra northbound on the A819, near the junction with the A85, when it was in collision with a southbound Ford Grand C-Max being driven by a 41-year-old woman.
The man was taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, where staff describe his condition as stable.
His 16-year-old passenger was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow and is said to be in a serious condition.
A 46-year-old female passenger from the Vauxhall was also taken to the QEUH, while an 18-year-old woman was transferred by ambulance to Lorn and Islands Hospital in Oban. Both are thought to be "stable".
The woman driving the Ford car received minor injuries but did not need hospital treatment.
The road was closed while police inquiries were carried out at the scene.
Constable Christopher Leitch, from the divisional road policing unit at Dumbarton, said: "The investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing and I would ask any witnesses or anyone with information to contact us by phoning 101 quoting reference number 1769 of December 30."
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