A man has died following a collision involving a car and a lorry.
William Hanlin, 47, was driving east in a Vauxhall Astra when it was in collision with a westbound articulated lorry on the A75 cuckoo roundabout at Dumfries yesterday evening.
Mr Hanlin, from Dalbeattie, died at the scene.
The man driving the lorry was taken to Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary where he was treated for minor injuries and later released.
Police appealed for information about the crash which happened at about 7.45pm.
The A75 was closed in both directions for six hours after the collision.
Meanwhile, three people have been taken to hospital after a two-car crash near a reservoir.
One of the casualties, a 22-year-old man, is in a serious condition following the collision in West Lothian yesterday morning.
The incident happened on the A70 near Harperrig reservoir, south of Kirknewton.
A Seat Ibiza travelling west and an eastbound Skoda Octavia were involved in the collision, which happened at about 8.15am.
Police Scotland said the 22-year-old man driving the Seat was taken by ambulance to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where his condition is described as serious but stable.
Paramedics also took the 20-year-old male driver of the Skoda and his male passenger, whose age has not been revealed, to hospital for treatment to minor injuries.
Police want to speak to anyone who was in the area and who may have seen the cars before the collision.
Officers can be contacted on the non-emergency number 101.
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