Storm Babet: Driver dies after vehicle hit by tree on Angus road

The 56-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

By Stephen Eighteen

October 20 2023, 11:08am

Forfar has been battered by Storm Babet.

A 56-year-old van driver has died after his vehicle was struck by a tree near Forfar.

Police were called to the B9127 at Whigstreet just after 5pm on Thursday.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 5.05pm on Thursday, 19 October, 2023, police received a report of a one-vehicle crash in which a tree struck a van on the B9127 at Whigstreet near Forfar.

The driver died after being struck by a tree on the B9127 at Whigstreet, near Forfar. Image: Google Street View

“Emergency services attended, however, the 56-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Next of kin have been informed and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

“The road remains closed.”

The man is the second confirmed casualty of Storm Babet after a 57-year-old woman died on Thursday when she was swept into a river in Glen Esk.

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