A 60-year-old man has died on his way to hospital following a fatal road crash in the Borders.
The incident happened around 10.25am on Tuesday on the A72 near Neidpath Castle in Peebles and involved a black Mercedes C class.
Emergency services attended but the 60-year-old male driver was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.
The road was closed for around three hours and 45 minutes and re-opened around 2.45pm.
Sergeant Ross Drummond said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
“I am appealing to anyone who may have been in the area at the time and saw what happened or anyone with dash-cam footage which may assist to contact us.
“I would also appeal to anyone who saw the black Mercedes C class in Peebles prior to the crash to get in touch.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting incident 0862 of 16 August, 2022.
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