Prawo · Bathgate crashBathgate fatal crash: Jim McCollum, 84, named as family pays tributeNapisano 29 października 2026 19:18 UTCOglądajTranskrypcja0:07Two drivers died in a three car collision in Bathgate.0:10One has now been identified as eighty-four year old Jim McCollum, a husband, father,0:15and grandfather.0:16A nineteen-year old passenger also needed hospital treatment.0:19Police are still trying to determine how the three vehicles came into collision.0:23The collision happened on the B708 Lower Bathville Road in Bathgate in West Lothian.0:28Emergency services attended, and police closed the road afterwards so investigators0:32could examine the scene.0:33The crash happened around twelve fifteen on Sunday afternoon, October twenty-fifth.0:37McCollum's identification and his family's tribute became public on October0:40twenty-ninth.0:41Four days later, alongside a renewed appeal for witnesses and dash cam footage.0:45McCollum was driving a blue Peugeot two hundred and eight.0:47The other driver who died was a twenty-year old man in a white BMW116 D.0:52A blue Citroen Saxo was also involved.0:54Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.0:57McCollum's family said, Jim was a gentle and loving husband, father and grandfather,1:01and will be deeply missed by his heartbroken family.1:04The family wishes to thank the emergency services who attended the scene of the1:07crash.1:08The BMW driver has been named locally as Aran Callander.1:12Police haven't publicly confirmed that identification.1:15The BMW's19-year old male passenger was taken to hospital for treatment.1:19Paramedics assess the citrins two occupants at the scene: a20-year old man and1:24a23-year old woman.1:26Police haven't said what caused the collision or how the vehicles came together.1:29It happened during Storm Boilo, but investigators haven't identified the weather as1:34the cause.1:34Sergeant Dave Waddle of the Road Policing Unit says officers are continuing their1:38appeal.1:38They're seeking anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have dash cam footage1:42that could help investigators work out what happened.1:44Police Scotland is taking information on one hundred and one using the incident1:48reference from October twenty-fifth.1:50Officers are continuing their investigation into the full circumstances of the1:54collision.Przeczytaj artykułOś czasu historiiHeyDex
