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| Man dies and two injured in crash | Man dies and two injured in crash |
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| A 42-year-old man has been killed and two others seriously injured after their 4x4 came off a road in the south of Scotland and crashed into a ditch. | |
| The accident happened on the A75 Gretna - Stranraer road at the Rhonehouse Junction near Castle Douglas at about 0735 BST. | |
| The three men are thought to be fishermen on their way out for the day. | The three men are thought to be fishermen on their way out for the day. |
| The road was closed for a number of hours while a police accident investigation team worked at the scene. | The road was closed for a number of hours while a police accident investigation team worked at the scene. |
| 'A mystery' | 'A mystery' |
| The Mitsubishi Pajero is believed to have come out of a minor road onto the trunk road, hit a sign and plunged into a ditch. | |
| One man died almost instantly and the other two were take to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. | One man died almost instantly and the other two were take to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. |
| It is believed the vehicle had come from the Rhonehouse village area, about half a mile from the crash scene. | It is believed the vehicle had come from the Rhonehouse village area, about half a mile from the crash scene. |
| Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone who saw the vehicle before the crash. | |
| A spokesman said: "Our investigations are going on into the crash. One person died and two others were injured. | |
| "We will be releasing the name of the victim after the next of kin have been informed." | "We will be releasing the name of the victim after the next of kin have been informed." |
| A villager said: "We heard that the men were fishermen but how the accident happened is a mystery. It was at the junction on to the A75 and it is a big wide junction which is signed." | A villager said: "We heard that the men were fishermen but how the accident happened is a mystery. It was at the junction on to the A75 and it is a big wide junction which is signed." |