Family pay tribute to ‘forever missed’ young father who died in crash

Stewart Ramsey died following the crash on Friday evening on the A68 near St Bothwells.

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The family of a young father who died following a car crash in the Scottish Borders have said he will be “forever missed”. 

Stewart Ramsey died following the crash on Friday evening around 8.15pm on the A68 near St Bothwells.

The 27-year-old’s family paid tribute to him in a statement, saying they were “overwhelmed” by messages of sympathy following his death. 

It read: “Stewart was a loving dad, partner, son, brother, uncle and friend, who will be forever missed by all who knew him. 

“I would like to thank the emergency services and first responders for their care and compassion. 

“We have been overwhelmed with the messages of sympathy and love for our family. 

“It is comforting to know how well loved Stewart was by all those who knew him.”

Sergeant Scott Kirkpatrick said: “Our thoughts remain with Stewart’s family and friends at this tragic time. 

“We are asking for anyone who was in the area around the time of the crash and saw anything, or may have potential dashcam footage, to please call police on 101, quoting incident 3311 of February 4.”

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