Third man dies after two crashes over the weekend
The 22-year-old man was the front-seat passenger in a Hyundai which was involved in a collision with a Subaru Impreza on Old Dalkeith Road in Edinburgh.
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Hide AdThe driver of the Hyundai, a 24-year-old man, died on Friday night. He has been named by police as Sean Allan from Loanhead, Midlothian.
His partner Charlene Tweed paid tribute to him in a statement issued through police.
She said: “Sean was a loving father to his three children Eilidh, Sean and Mason, as well as his step-daughter Sophie, playing a big part in her life for a number of years.
“He was also a wonderful partner and I am utterly destroyed by his death.
“I am struggling to find the words to describe my grief and would ask that our family be left alone to grieve and come to terms with our devastating loss.”
Another passenger from the Hyundai is still being treated in hospital.
Police appealed for information about the collision.
Sergeant Ross Drummond said: “We are still trying to establish exactly what happened to result in this collision and the tragic death of two young men.
“As such, I would ask motorists who were on Old Dalkeith Road at around 11.10pm on Friday evening and witnessed the collision to contact police immediately.
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Hide Ad“In addition, anyone with any further information relevant to our ongoing enquiries is also asked to get in touch.”
A third man was also killed in an accident in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, at about 2.30am yesterday.
The 38-year-old was driving a Nissan Qashqai on Stroud Road when the car left the carriageway and collided with trees at the side of the road. He died at the scene.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the two crashes.
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