The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Pensioner dies after he is found lying in road
Police appeal as cause of death is still unexplained
Mystery surrounds the death of a man who was found with a head injury in a Dundee street on New Year’s Day.
A member of the public found the 67-year-old lying at the junction of Mains Road and Bayne Square in Hilltown at around 11pm.
He was taken to Ninewells Hospital for treatment but later died.
Police said there are no apparent suspicious circumstances and that his death remains unexplained at this time.
Four men came to his assistance and helped him into a nearby house before the emergency services were called.
Officers investigating Monday’s incident say they are “urgently” seeking anyone who might have witnessed what happened on Mains Road.
They say they are particularly keen to speak to the four passersby who came to the man’s aid and the driver of a taxi, who had to manoeuvre his car around the victim.
They want to speak to the driver of a saloon-type vehicle, possibly a red Audi, that was seen in the area at around 11pm on Monday.
Officers were seen searching Bayne Square at 11am yesterday and a large part of Mains Road remained cordoned off by police throughout the day.
One nearby resident said: “They were walking slowly down Bayne Square like they were looking for something.”
William Mitchell, who lives in nearby Bowbridge Place, said he had returned home in the early hours of yesterday morning but had not seen anything untoward.
He said: “I got home about one in the morning and that’s the way I come, but I didn’t see anything.”
Thomas Devaney, who lives in a Mid Road flat overlooking the scene, also only learned about the incident when police arrived yesterday.
He said: “Police were at the door earlier but we didn’t hear anything.”
The incident is unconnected to one that occurred in Adelaide Place two days before Christmas.
A 17-year-old boy was found with head injuries in the early hours of the morning.
Two 15-year-olds were later charged in connection with that incident.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: “If you have any information which could assist our inquiries, please call 101 or speak to any police officer.
“Alternatively, information can be passed anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Our reference is incident number 663 of January 2.”
They were walking slowly down Bayne Square like theywere looking for something