Emergency crews rushed to the scene yesterday afternoon but the man, who was driving a BMW, did not survive his injuries.
A man has tragically died following a crash on a major Scots road. The incident took place around 12:50pm on the A75 at the Glen, west of Dumfries on Friday, January 16.
The smash involved a BMW X5. Emergency services, including Police Scotland and Scottish Ambulance Service, rushed to the scene. Sadly, the 54-year-old male driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene.
The road, a primary trunk road linking Stranraer and its ferry ports at Cairnryan with the A74 at Gretna, was closed to allow investigations to take place and did not reopened until nearly ten hours later, at 9pm.
Road Policing officers are now appealing for information after the fatal crash. The force paid tribute to the man who passed away and are looking for any motorists in the area at the time who may have seen the crash to get in touch.
Sergeant Colin Ramage said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the man who died at this extremely difficult time, and our enquiries into the crash are ongoing.
“I am appealing to anyone who was driving in the area at the time and who may have seen what happened to please contact officers.
“I’d also ask that anyone with dash-cam footage review this and see if it has captured anything of significance that could assist with our investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1526 of 16 January, 2026.
