Rescuers are searching for survivors this evening after a car plunged into an inland fishing loch by an Argyll road.
Witnesses at the scene south of Oban reported that two adults and two children had been in the vehicle.
Emergency services including police, fire, coastguard, rescue helicopter and ambulance were at the loch one mile north of Kilmelford on the A816 Oban to Lochgilphead road.
It is understood the car veered off the road and into the small freshwater loch around 4pm.
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A fire service vehicle towing a Rigid Inflatable Boat at top speed with sirens blaring could be seen racing towards the scene, with a helicopter hovering above.
Iain MacKinnon, station officer at Oban Coastguard, said: “A car is in the water in the small fishing loch on the Oban side of Kilmelford. It appears to have left the road. Two rescue helicopters, the fire service, coastguard, ambulance and a medical team are here.
“They are trying to get down to the car. The car is deep. There were people in the car. They are trying to get divers down to establish if they are still there.
“The coastguard team is doing a search of the loch and shore line in case anyone has got out.”
Police closed the road at Scammadale, five miles north of the loch. Only local traffic was being allowed through.
A police spokeswoman said: “A police spokeswoman said: “At around 4pm on Wednesday July 6 police and emergency services responded to a report of a car going into a loch north of Kilmelford on the A816.
“It is understood that there are individuals still in the vehicle and emergency services remain at the scene. The incident is still ongoing.”
A fire service spokeswoman said: “We can confirm a car is in the water. All other information would have to come from police.”
