Man and woman killed in three vehicle crash on A75 in Annan

Emergency services were called out at around 6.20 on Tuesday morning

Author: Paul KellyPublished 13th Feb 2024

Two people have died in a major road crash on the A75 early on Tuesday morning.

Emergency services were called to the road near the B721 to a collision involving a Peugeot Boxer van, a Nissan Qashqai and a Renault Clio.

Two of the drivers, a 42-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man, were both pronounced dead at the scene.

The 49-year-old man who was driving the Clio was uninjured.

The road was closed for several hours while officers carried out enquiries.

Inspector Adnan Alam of the Road Policing Unit at Irvine Police Office said: “Our thoughts and condolences are with the families and friends of the man and woman who died. Our officers will continue to support them as our enquiries progress.

“Our investigation is ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding this crash. We are looking to speak to any motorists who were on the road between 6.00am and 6.20am on Tuesday morning, who may have seen these vehicles, or anything else which could be of significance.

“We would also urge anyone with dash-cam footage to please get in touch with Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0414 of Tuesday, 13 February 2024.”

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