{"id":376358,"date":"2026-01-18T04:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T04:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/376358\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T04:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T04:31:10","slug":"man-dies-after-crash-closes-a75-for-over-eight-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/376358\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies after crash closes A75 for over eight hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man died after a crash closed the A75 west of Dumfries for over eight hours. <\/p>\n

The collision occurred at around 12.50pm on Friday, at the Glen and involved a BMW X5.<\/p>\n

Emergency services attended, and the 54-year-old male driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

The A75 was closed for several hours while investigations were carried out and reopened around 9pm.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Colin Ramage said officers\u2019 thoughts remain with the man\u2019s family and friends, adding that enquiries into the crash are ongoing.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cOur thoughts remain with the family and friends of the man who died at this extremely difficult time, and our enquiries into the crash are ongoing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am appealing to anyone who was driving in the area at the time and who may have seen what happened to please contact officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d also ask that anyone with dash-cam footage review this and see if it has captured anything of significance that could assist with our investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1526 of 16 January, 2026.<\/p>\n

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