Driver dies in wall collision

A DRIVER was killed yesterday when his red Kia Picanto left the A923 Friockheim to Forfar road in Angus at Guthrie Castle and collided with a wall.

A spokesman for Tayside Police said: “Emergency services attended at the scene at about 2:25pm but, despite the efforts of paramedics at the scene, the man, who is understood to be in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

“His details will not be released until he has been formally identified and next of kin fully informed.”

The spokesman added: “The road was closed and diversions put in place. Crash investigators attended to carry out enquiries.”