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Jon Brady

Woman who died in Scottish Borders crash named as cops launch probe

A woman who died in a fatal crash in the Scottish Borders on Friday has been named by police.

Janette Davidson of Kelso was driving a grey Kia Venga when her car was involved in a collision with a red Mercedes-Benz GLE 300 on the B6397, close to the Borders town. She was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash at around 8.55am on Friday November 11.

Enquiries are continuing into the crash – the first of two to occur near Kelso on Friday. Ms Davidson's family released a statement through Police Scotland on Monday, paying tribute to the beloved pensioner.

In a statement her family stated said: "Janette will be greatly missed by her family and the community. We are very grateful to all of the first response teams who were at the scene and for the ongoing support they continue to provide."

Officers continue to appeal for information as part of their ongoing enquiries into this collision. Sergeant Scott Kirkpatrick from the Road Policing Unit based at Livingston said on Friday: “Anyone with information is asked to contact the Road Policing Unit based at Livingston through 101, quoting incident number 0732 of Friday, 11 November, 2022.”

Earlier, police released the names of Adam and Christine Allan, also from Kelso, who were killed in a separate crash on the A697 just a few miles away that same day. The Allans were travelling in a red Kia Venga when their car collided with a blue Kia Sportage near Lauder at around 4.30pm. The married couple were pronounced dead at the scene.

Sergeant Kosmas Papakyriakou said: “Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this collision and I would urge anyone who may have information to contact us. You can call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 2597 of 11 November.”

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