Three people have died in two separate motorbike crashes on the same country road.
A man and a woman who died in a motorbike crash late on Wednesday have been named by police.
James Whiteside, 59, and Jacqueline Hennessey, 54, died following the collision on the A85 near Crianlarich in the Stirling Council area.
The crash happened at about 4.20pm yesterday when the Yamaha motorcycle they were travelling on was involved in a collision with a Volkswagen Golf.
Mr Whiteside, from Greenock, Inverclyde, and Ms Hennessey, of Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, were pronounced dead at the scene.
The 24-year-old male car driver was uninjured.
The incident followed the death of a 34-year-old biker in a crash on the same road between Loch Awe and Taynuilt around five hours earlier.
Police are asking for witnesses in both cases to come forward.
In the earlier crash, officers are appealing for any sightings of a silver Honda Fireblade motorcycle on the road before the crash.
Speaking about the second incident yesterday, a police spokesman said: "A motorcycle was involved in a collision with a Volkswagen Golf.
"The male motorbike driver and the female passenger who was riding pillion died at the scene. The 24-year-old male driver of the Golf was uninjured.
"Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed this collision to contact Police Scotland on 101."
In the earlier crash, officers are appealing for any sightings of a silver Honda Fireblade motorcycle on the road before the crash.
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