Police in Ayrshire have arrested a 53-year-old driver in reference to a crash that killed his passenger close to King Charles' Scottish residence.
Emergency providers descended on the A70 in Cumnock, near Dumfries Home, shortly after midnight on Sunday November 6 following reviews of a crash involving a BMW. Whereas paramedics had been fast to reach on the scene the 64-year-old passenger was tragically pronounced useless on the scene.
Detectives investigating the smash have arrested the 53-year-old driver, who sustained minor accidents, in reference to the one-car collision. Officers say formal identification of the passenger has but to happen however subsequent of kin have been knowledgeable.
The highway was closed for 11 hours to permit investigative work to happen. Shortly afterwards, highway policing cops launched an attraction for info, witness accounts and dashcam footage.
Sergeant Kevin Craig of Police Scotland's Street Policing Unit mentioned: “Our ideas are with the household and pals of the girl who has died. Our enquiries into the circumstances of what occurred are underneath means.
“I'd attraction to anybody who could have witnessed the crash or who has dash-cam footage to contact us as quickly as doable. You will have captured one thing that might help our investigation.
“I wish to thank members of the general public for his or her endurance whereas we carried out our enquiries into this severe crash. Anybody with info ought to name Police Scotland on 101, quoting reference quantity 0049 of 6 November, 2022.”
Dumfries Home was bought by a consortium led by the then-Prince Charles in 2007 with a view to renovating the property. The Prince has used it as a royal residence since and was staying there in September when it was introduced that his mom, The Queen, was on her deathbed.
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