Man dies in Perthshire crash

The 34 year old was pronounced dead at the scene after officers were called to reports of a vehicle hitting a person near Kinfauns on Friday.

Published 27th Feb 2021

A man's died in a crash on the A90 in Perthshire.

Officers were called to reports of a vehicle hitting a person near Kinfauns just before 4pm on Friday and a 34-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

His family are aware.

The road was closed while officers carried out an invstigation and reopened around 8.30pm.

Sergeant Paul Taylor, from the Road Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts are with the man’s family and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstance of what happened.

“We are appealing for anyone who may have seen what happened, particularly a man standing beside a green Vauxhall Astra which was parked in the lay-by on the eastbound carriageway at the time.

“In addition anyone with dash-cam footage that may assist our enquiries is also asked to get in touch.”

Anyone who can help should call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2197 of Friday, 26 February, 2021.