Car driver killed in lorry crash

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A man has died and another has been seriously injured in a crash involving a car and a small tipper lorry.

The crash happened shortly after 2100 GMT on Friday on the B7076 Gretna to Abington road at Ecclefechan in Dumfries and Galloway.

The driver of the silver Vauxhall Corsa, a 21-year-old man from Lockerbie, died at the scene.

A 27-year-old man who was travelling in the car suffered serious injuries, police said.

The road was closed for several hours to allow crash investigators on to the scene. It has since been reopened.

Dumfries and Galloway Police urged any witnesses who saw the Vauxhall Corsa heading north around the time of the crash to contact them.

A force spokesman said a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal.