Road safety concerns raised after driver (48) dies in A84 crash horror

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A man tragically died after a horror road smash near Blairdrummond.The 48-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash on Tuesday, February 27.Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash at around 7.45pm.The man had been driving the black Audi vehicle and had no passengers.The incident occurred on the route between Cattle Market and Kirk Lane.Police are now appealing for information to piece together the crash events.Road Policing Inspector Andrew Thomson this week said: “I’d like to thank members of the public who assisted at the scene before emergency services arrived.

Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area. “We’re still keen to speak to anyone who was on the A84 around the time of the crash and saw what happened.

Also, if anyone has dashcam footage of the area please review this and bring anything of significance to our attention.”Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 3135 of 27 February.The section of road has seen a number of fatal and serious accidents in recent years.Stirling’s MSP, Evelyn Tweed, says she has written to Transport Scotland and BEAR regarding safety concerns on the stretch of road.She said:“I’m deeply saddened to hear of the fatal accident on the A84 at Blairdrummond on Tuesday evening.

I want to express my condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the man who has died.“My understanding is that initial work including surveys have been carried out in the past yet work to improve safety on the A84 has been slow.“I have again contacted Transport Scotland and Bear Scotland this week to raise my concerns again and request an update on their work.”In June 2017, we told how a bus on its way to pick up