18-year-old woman killed in A9 crash in Perthshire
It happened near Birnam just before 5pm yesterday, with two cars involved.
An 18-year-old woman has died in a two-car crash in Perthshire.
She was driving a blue Hyundai i10 which collided with a grey VW Golf on the A9 at Birnam, near Dunkeld, on Monday at around 4.50pm, Police Scotland said.
Her next of kin have been informed.
Road policing constable Scott Power said it is "vital that we piece together what happened'', adding: "Our thoughts are very much with the family and friends of the woman who sadly lost her life.''
“A full investigation into the cause of the crash is underway as it is vital that we piece together what happened. I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash, or who may have seen the vehicles on the road shortly before to come forward. We would also like to hear from you if you have dash-cam footage, you may have captured something that could assist our enquiries.
The road was closed overnight with local diversions in place.
Anyone with information should call 101, quoting incident number 2469 of August 2.