Man dead after two-vehicle road crash in the Scottish Borders

Police are at the scene of the crash. Credit: PA Images

A man has died following a two-vehicle crash in the Scottish Borders this morning.

This collision happened at about 7.15am on the A699 near it's turn-off onto the A68 at St Boswells and involved a Mazda MX5 car and a lorry.

Emergency services went to the scene and the male driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the lorry was uninjured.

The road remains closed between the St Boswells turn-off and the Bowden turn-off at the B6359 while Police Scotland carry out investigations at the scene. Officers have said it may remain closed for the rest of the day.

Sergeant Scott Kirkpatrick, from Livingston road policing unit, said:

He also urged anyone who witnessed the event or with dashcam footage to come forward.

The can call police on 101, quoting incident 0481 of August 17.