A teenager has died in a car crash in Perthshire that took place in the early hours of Sunday morning with another two people raced to hospital with ‘serious injuries’.
The incident happened around 2.50am on Sunday, September 1, on the B9099 Luncarty to Stanley road, near the junction leading to Gowrie Farm and involved a blue Ford Fiesta.
Emergency services attended but a 19-year-old woman, the front seat passenger, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, a 21-year-old man, and the rear seat passenger, a 19-year-old woman, were taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee with serious but non life-threatening injuries.
The driver has been arrested in connection with road traffic offences and enquiries are ongoing.
The road was closed for almost 10 hours for accident investigation work and reopened around 1.15pm.
Sergeant Steve Livesey said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the woman who died and those who have been injured.
“Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and anyone who can assist is asked to get in touch.
“If you were driving near the area at the time and have dash-cam that could assist then please make contact with officers.”
Anyone who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0617 of Sunday, 1 September, 2024.
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