63 year-old man dies after being hit by a bus on the A90

The incident happened around 9.05pm last night on the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee road, near Brechin.

The A90 road near Brechin

Officers from the Road Policing Unit are appealing for information on the incident after a 63 year-old man was struck by a single decker bus on Monday November 2, 2020.

​Emergency services attended the incident in Angus, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The bus driver and three passengers were unhurt.

Inspector Greg Burns from Tayside Road Policing Unit said: “Enquiries are ongoing into the crash. The road was closed for a considerable time to allow crash investigations to b

carried out but has now reopened.

"I would appeal to anyone who was driving on the road shortly before the crash to come forward. I would ask anyone with dash-cam footage to also contact us.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting reference number 3440 of Monday November 2, 2020.

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