95-year-old dies following crash in Castle Douglas

By The Newsroom
Published 1st Jun 2016, 16:58 BST
Updated 1st Jun 2016, 18:02 BST
The man was freed from the car and airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he later died. Picture: TSPLThe man was freed from the car and airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he later died. Picture: TSPL
The man was freed from the car and airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he later died. Picture: TSPL

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A 95-year-old man has died following a car crash in Dumfries and Galloway.

The one-vehicle crash happened on the A713 road near to the entrance leading to Grennan, Castle Douglas, on Tuesday at 3.40pm.

The man, from Castle Douglas, was freed from a green BMW and airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he later died.

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The road was closed while police carried out an investigation.

The procurator fiscal has been informed.

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