The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Woman dies at scene of tragic road accident
MONTROSE: Police launch appeal to public for information
Tragedy struck in Angus over the weekend when a woman died following a crash involving a car and a pedestrian on a footpath in Montrose.
Emergency services raced to the incident in the Borrowfield area of the town, but the 61-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
Parts of the road were cordoned off as police officers gathered evidence.
One woman, who did not wish to be named, said: “There was a police rescue van and they were searching the grass.
“There were other police under the bridge itself. It was dark but they were using a torch.
“It’s just awful to hear someone has died. I had my young son in the car and now I’ve had to tell him. He’s quite upset.”
Confirming that the woman’s family had been informed, Sergeant Gordon Dickson, of the Tayside Road Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts are very much with the family of the woman who died.
“Our inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and I am appealing for anyone who may have seen anything that will help with our investigation to get in touch.”
Awoman pedestrian has died following a crash with a car on a footpath in Montrose. The incident happened around 8.20pm on Saturday, when a black Honda Civic Sport collided with a woman who had been walking on the footpath in Newhame Road, in the Borrowfield area.
Locals reported seeing a large police presence, with parts of the road cordoned off at different times as officers gathered evidence. Police are now appealing for information about the death.
The Scottish Ambulance Service attended, but sadly the 61-year-old woman died at the scene.
Police said yesterday that her family have been informed.
Floral tributes have left at the scene.
Skidmarks were visible on the grass nearby, and markings on the pavement left by police officers.
Sergeant Gordon Dickson, of the Tayside Road Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts are very much with the family of the woman who died.
“Our inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and I am appealing for anyone who may have seen anything that will help with our investigation to get in touch.
“In particular, anyone who may have seen the car before the crash and has dash-cam footage, is asked to contact us.
“If you can assist with our inquiries please call us on 101, quoting incident 3298 of Saturday December 11.”
One local woman, who declined to be named, said: “I came home about 10.30pm past the bridge to my left and saw police there.
“They were in and about the footpath near the railway bridge.
“My neighbour said when she came home the road beside the park at Borrowfield had been completely closed off to traffic.
“There was a police rescue van and they were searching the grass.
“There was other police under the bridge itself, it was dark but they were using a torch.
“They were spreading out, looking in the field towards all the trees.
“I did wonder what had happened when I saw the police heading out that far from the road.
“It’s just awful to hear someone has died. I had my young son in the car and now I’ve had to tell him. He’s quite upset.”