Inquiry into death of man whose body was found next to car days after crash

A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a man whose body was found several days after a car crash.

John McNab, 86, who was known as Winton, died after a crash on the A887 near Invermoriston on September 13, 2022, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said.

Mr NcNab, from Perthshire, was found next to his car on September 18, 2022.

It later emerged that he had been reported missing on Friday, September 16.

The COPFS has now lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a discretionary fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death.

It is expected that the FAI will focus on considering the emergency response and search efforts following the incident.

Debbie Carroll for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Scotland’s independent deaths investigation authority, said: “The death of John McNab occurred in circumstances which the Lord Advocate considers give rise to serious public concern.

“A fatal accident inquiry will allow a full public examination of the circumstances surrounding his death and of the responses which followed.

“The inquiry will help determine whether any lessons can be learned to reduce the risk of similar deaths occurring in the future.”

A preliminary hearing will take place on December 21 at Falkirk Sheriff Court.

Unlike criminal proceedings, FAIs are inquisitorial in nature, and are used to establish facts rather than to apportion blame.