John Yuill: Last News

A father whose son died after crashing off a motorway and lay undiscovered for days still has nightmares about the incident, an inquiry has heard.

A retired police officer has apologised to the families of two people who lay undiscovered for days in a crashed car after he failed to log a call reporting the incident, saying he is "tortured" by what happened.

A police officer “unilaterally” released a car involved in a fatal crash which killed a couple without the approval of their families or the prosecution service, an inquiry has heard.

A farmer still feels angry about the delayed response from police after he reported a crash off the M9 which led to the deaths of two people, an inquiry has heard.

A Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of two people who lay undiscovered by the side of the M9 for three days has heard how police scoured a wide area of Perthshire for the couple – unaware that a farmer had reported their car crashed in a field near Stirling.

A probe into the deaths of a couple who were left undiscovered for days after crashing off the M9 motorway begins today.

The fatal accident inquiry process into the tragic deaths of a couple who lay undiscovered following a car crash on the M9 near Bannockburn is to begin before Christmas.

A fatal accident inquiry into the M9 crash which killed Lamara Bell and John Yuill will finally start next year – seven years after the double tragedy.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A mum-of-two had to spend three days lying next to her dead partner after a devastating car crash.Lamara Bell, 25, passed away on July 12, 2015, after the collision on the M9 a week earlier.The car came off the motorway near the city of Stirling in central Scotland, plunging into an embankment.A member of the public called police to report the crashed car on July 5, but no action was taken until another witness noticed the car three days later, hearing Ms Bell pleading for help.John Yuill, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene on July 8, 2015.His partner, who died four days later, suffered a brain injury, broken limb, and severe dehydration.The couple, from Falkirk, had earlier been

Police Scotland’s Chief Constable has admitted the force “failed” in their duty to a young mother who died in a Stirling car crash in 2015. Iain Livingstone said he “apologises unreservedly” to the families of Lamara Bell, 25, and her partner John Yuill, 28, who died in the crash and has offered to meet with them if “the families agree to do so”.

"materially contributed" to the death of a young mother who lay undiscovered in a crashed car with her partner for three days after the incident was reported to police.The force on Tuesday pleaded guilty to health and safety failings, following the deaths of John Yuill, 28, and Lamara Bell, 25, who died after their car crashed off the M9 near Stirling in July 2015.Despite a call being made to police, it took them three days to respond.When officers finally arrived at the scene, Mr Yuill was found to be dead and Ms Bell died four days later in hospital.At the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday, the office of the Chief Constable of Police Scotland admitted that it failed to ensure that people including Mr Yuill and Ms Bell were not exposed to

Police Scotland over its failure to respond to the accident.James McMillan, who is grandfather to Lamara Bell’s son Kieran, said: “I am happy that this is finally moving forward in some way. I want justice for my grandson.”We revealed yesterday that the Crown Office had launched formal proceedings against Police Scotland over the 2015 accident on the M9 that led to the deaths of Lamara, 25, and her partner John Yuill, 28.The couple were returning to Falkirk when John’s Renault Clio came off the motorway near Stirling and crashed down an embankment into trees.

The top cop in Scotland could be hauled into the dock over the force's response to a young mum who lay dying in her car for three days.