Two dead and one injured after Brechin crash
A teenager has been arrested after the collision on Friday evening
Last updated 27th Apr 2025
Two people have died and a teenager is recovering in hospital after a crash involving a car and a coach near Brechin on Friday.
A 19 year old woman and a 20 year old man, passengers in the blue Vauxhall Corsa, were pronounced dead at the scene on the B9134.
The 19 year old driver of the car was taken to Ninewells Hospital where he is being treated for serious but not life-threatening injuries.
He has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence.
No one in the coach was injured.
"Our thoughts are with the family and friends"
The road was closed for around 10 hours and reopened at 4am on Saturday 26 April.
Sergeant Steve Livesey said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man and woman who died at this very difficult time for all.
“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash to contact us.
“We also asking anyone who was driving in the area at the time to check if they have dash-cam footage that could help with our investigation.”
If you can help, please contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 3004 of Friday, 25 April, 2025.”