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Woman left lying in crashed car for three days dies

Lamara Bell, 25, who lay in a crashed car off the M9 near Stirling for three days, has died, her brother Martin Bell said.

Her partner John Yuill, 28, died in the accident. Police have apologised to their families for the delay in providing help.

Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has now launched an urgent review into how the police handle emergency calls.

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Inquiry into car crash couple should look 'impact of cuts'

Scottish Labour's justice spokeswoman Elaine Murray has renewed calls for an inquiry into how a couple were left in a crashed car for thee days, despite witnesses calling police.

John Yuill, 28, died in the accident while Lamara Bell, 25, who lay in a crashed car off the M9 near Stirling for three days, had died it was announced today.

This is awful news, and our thoughts and prayers are with Lamara Bell's family. Losing a loved one is always difficult, but to do so in such circumstances makes the pain so much more pronounced.

Lamara Bell's death reinforces the need for an urgent, full and wide-ranging inquiry by the police investigations and review commissioner.

We need to get to the bottom of why it took police more than 72 hours to respond to an emergency call.

This inquiry must look not just at what went wrong in this specific case, but also assess wider issues like the impact of cuts to services on the ability of the police do their job properly.

– Elaine Murray, Scottish Labour's justice spokeswoman

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