Google MapsA man was found dead by a member of the public in an overturned mobility scooter on Thursday.
Police have appealed for witnesses after the death of the 60-year-old man in Wamphray in Dumfries.
A passer-by came across the man in an overturned mobility scooter on Newton Meadows near to the crossroads junction at Plantation Cottage just after 7pm.
Emergency services were called to the scene however the man was pronounced dead and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Sergeant Scott McCreadie, Roads Policing Unit, Dumfries and Galloway, said: “Although the area where the man was found is quite remote, we would appeal to anyone who may have seen him on his mobility scooter on the road between 6.30pm and 7.05pm.
“If you have any information that may assist our investigation, which at this time does not appear suspicious, please call officers via 101 and quote reference number 3136 of Thursday, March 30, 2023.”
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