A former Edinburgh rugby player has died after a serious motorcycle accident in Nepal.
Iain Finnie was killed after being involved in a horror smash in the Mustang tourist district, 150 miles outside the capital Kathmandu on Saturday .
It's believed his bike plunged around 1000ft from a road in the mountainous Asian state.
The 63-year-old was rushed to Manipal Hospital in Pokhara to be treated for his injuries however was later pronounced dead, the Edinburgh Evening News reports.
Iain was a popular figure in the Edinburgh rugby scene and played for Watsonians between 1973 and 1986.
He turned out almost 150 games at hooker and in the back row for the first team.
A spokesperson from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: “We are assisting the family and friends of a British man who died in Nepal."
A spokesperson for the Watsonian rugby club told the Evening News: "He was a formidable 7-a-side player at hooker and had an impressive turn of speed with great handling skills."
