Appeal following fatal crash south west of Kelso in the Scottish Borders

Road policing officers in the Scottish Borders are appealing for witnesses and information following a fatal road crash on Saturday, 2 April, 2022.

The incident happened around 12.50pm on the A698 Kelso to Hawick road near to Heiton and involved a white Volkswagen Up! And a black Volvo XC40.

The driver of the Volkswagen, a 61-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. She can be named as Patricia Kim Common, from the Yeovil area in Somerset.

The driver of the Volvo, a 44-year-old man, was taken to Borders General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Sergeant Mark Banner, from Police Scotland's Road Policing Unit, said: “We are appealing for anyone who was in the area around the time of the crash who saw anything or has dash-cam footage that could assist with our enquiries to please come forward.

“If you can assist our investigation please contact us on 101, quoting incident 1549 of Saturday, 2 April, 2022.”