Suspect who fled fatal crash is still on the run in Europe

Second suspect was found in Dover trying to flee the country

A man who fled a fatal car crash on the M90 north of Kelty earlier this month is still on the run in Europe, The Courier can reveal.

A second suspect involved in the collision which happened on motorway at the Fife and Tayside border was found in Dover, trying to escape the country.

The two occupants ran from the scene of the crash just after 11pm on January 5, sparking a four-day manhunt involving police helicopters and dogs.

The third occupant of the silver Renault Grand Scenic, believed to be a front seat passenger, was rushed to Ninewells Hospital where he later died.

On January 9, Police Scotland declared the missing men had been “traced” but it is now known one of the suspects is still in Europe.

No charges have been brought against either suspect in relation to the collision. Police have not named the deceased. During an update to Perth and Kinross councillors this week, Chief Inspector Ian Scott, local area commander for the area, revealed circumstances around the ongoing investigation.

He said: “It took a lot of inquiry and we managed to trace one of those involved in Dover looking to leave the country and he was arrested and brought back up here for inquiries.

“Subsequently a third person has been identified, again a foreign national, who has returned to Europe so inquiries are ongoing there to bring him back for further inquiries as well.”

“The deceased was eventually identified as a foreign national with help through international liaison and his family informed of the circumstances.

“But it was a difficult investigation with no eyewitnesses and unsure as to what exactly what had happened and indeed who was involved.”

Asked for further details after the meeting, a spokesperson for the force said: “No one has been arrested and inquiries are ongoing.”

The suspect caught at Dover was not actually arrested in relation to the car crash but in regards to another incident.

The crash happened at around

“Difficult investigation with no eyewitnesses. CHIEF INSPECTOR IAN SCOTT

11.05pm on January 5 when the Scenic struck the central reservation around one-and-a-half miles north of junction four at Kelty.

A Seat Leon car, which was also travelling northbound, then hit the Renault, and emergency services closed the road for around seven hours.

On January 9, when officers called off the manhunt, a police spokesperson said: “We can confirm that both men who were being treated as missing persons following the fatal crash on the M90 near Kelty shortly after 11pm on Sunday night (5th) have now been identified and traced.”