Man dies after three-vehicle crash near Gordon in Scottish Borders

A man has died following a three-car crash in the Scottish Borders.

Emergency services were called to a collision involving a Ford Focus, Toyota Hilux and Tesla Model S on the A6089 near Gordon at 5.55pm on Tuesday.

The 43-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another man, the driver of the Toyota Hilux, was taken to Borders General Hospital, with the driver of the Tesla requiring no hospital treatment.

Sergeant Barry Sommerville said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who has died at this difficult time.

“Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing and I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information that may assist to contact us.

“I would also ask anyone driving in the area at the time with dash-cam footage to please review this to see if it has captured anything that could assist our investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2708 of Tuesday, October 27, 2026.