7 DEAD IN WEEKEND OF ROAD CARNAGE; Tree horror crash adds to tragic toll.Byline: Jack Mathieson THE death toll from a weekend of carnage on Scotland's roads rose to seven after a young man died in a smash yesterday. The victim, in his 20s, was in a car which ploughed into a tree in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, about 4am. No other vehicle was involved. The accident came after four crashes between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning which left six people dead and one on life support. Yesterday, the families of two teenagers and a woman who died in a head-on smash were trying to come to terms with the tragedy. James Bruce For other persons bearing this name, see James Bruce (disambiguation). James Bruce (December 14, 1730 – April 27, 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, where he traced the origins of the Blue Nile. was driving behind his wife Sheena when her Nissan Micra crashed into a Renault Clio The Renault Clio is a supermini/subcompact produced by the French automaker Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation. The Clio has seen substantial critical and commercial success, being consistently one of Europe's top-selling cars since its . Asda worker Sheena, 54, Clio driver James Whitecross and passenger Daniel Neil, both 17, died at the scene in Macmerry, East Lothian East Lothian (lō`thēən), council area (1993 est. pop. 85,640), 262 sq mi (677 sq km), and former county, SE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, the county of East Lothian became (1975) part of the new Lothian region, , just after 9pm on Friday. All three victims lived in nearby Tranent. James said yesterday: "It's a tragic accident and we are still trying to come to terms with it at this difficult time." Earlier on Friday, Fraser Armour, 24, died when his motorbike hit a wall in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire. Valerie Thomson, 60, was killed when she was hit by a car in the west of Glasgow. Pedestrian Jennifer Lovell, 31, was killed by a car in Lossiemouth, Moray Moray, alternate spelling of Murray Moray. For Scottish names spelled thus, use Murray. Moray, council area and former county, Scotland Moray (mûr`ē) at 1am on Saturday. Police confirmed driver Steven McArthur, 30, was critically ill on life support. CAPTION(S): VICTIMS: James and Daniel. Right, crash in Kemnay |
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