Appeal after pedestrian dies in Alloa bin lorry crash

There's an appeal for information after a woman was hit by a bin truck in Alloa yesterday afternoon.

Author: Natalie CrawfordPublished 14th Nov 2020

There is an appeal for information after a pedestrian was hit by a bin truck in Alloa yesterday afternoon.

The 52 year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the High Street was closed for five hours while investigations took place.

Anyone who witnessed the incident's asked to get in touch with police.

Sergeant Ruth Aitchison, of Forth Valley Road Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts go out to the family of those involved in this incident.

“We are currently conducting enquiries to establish the full circumstances surrounding the collision and I would ask those who may have information to get in contact with police.

“High Street would have been a busy area at the time and I would ask anyone who was in the area that may have witnessed the crash to contact officers.

“I would also appeal to anyone who has any dashcam or CCTV footage that can assist with our investigation to come forward.

“Police can be contacted on 101 quoting incident number 2147 of Friday, 13 November, 2020.”

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