Teenage boy dies in car crash on busy Edinburgh-Borders road
Four others taken to hospital
A teenage boy has died in a car crash on a busy road between Edinburgh and the Borders.
The accident happened on the A701 at Hearthstane, near Tweedsmuir, in the Scottish Borders at around 2.40pm on Friday, April 17.
Police are appealing for information on the crash, which involved a black BMW 530e and a yellow Fiat 500 Abarth.
Emergency services including an air ambulance attended and a 15-year-old who was a passenger in the Fiat was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 54-year-old male driver of the Fiat and a 21-year-old male passenger were taken to Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
The 27-year-old male driver of the BMW and his 26-year-old female passenger were also taken to hospital as a precaution. He was subsequently arrested and released pending further enquiries
The road was closed for crash investigation work and re-opened around 11pm on Friday.
Sergeant Jamie Humpage said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the boy who died, and they have asked for privacy at what is a very difficult time for them.
“Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and we are asking anyone in the area at the time who saw what happened to get in touch.
“Please also check any dash-cam footage you have to see if it has captured something that could assist with our investigation.”
Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1818 of Friday, April 17.