Man who died in lorry crash named by police

A man who died following a crash involving a car and a lorry in Dumfries and Galloway has been named by police.

Robert Sharp, 50, from Maryhill in Glasgow, died in hospital following the accident which happened on the A74 (M) near Eaglesfield just after 4pm on Wednesday.

Mr Sharp, a passenger in the car, was airlifted to hospital in Glasgow but later died from his injuries.

The 39-year-old driver, from Callander, was taken to hospital in Carlisle. The 59-year-old lorry driver, from Reading, Berkshire, was uninjured.