Police return to A9 for vital clues to girl's death

POLICE officers who returned to the scene of a horrific accident in which a teenage schoolgirl was killed have uncovered potentially vital new evidence in their investigation into her death, it was revealed yesterday.

Elli Williams, 16, a pupil at Morrison's Academy in Crieff, died on the southbound carriageway of the A9 near her home in Auchterarder shortly after 10pm on 4 January, after being struck by a number of vehicles on the busy route.

Tayside Police officers went to the accident scene on Tuesday night - exactly seven days after the teenager's death - to interview passing motorists. The emergency services closed the dual carriageway in both directions while crash investigators worked at the scene and carried out roadside checks between 9pm and 11pm.

Inspector Grant Edward, of Tayside Police, said: "We have got a number of significant bits of intelligence that have assisted us in piecing together the exact movements of Elli and how this tragic incident occurred."