A man has died after a crash between a car and a pedestrian.
Cops raced to the A75, between Annan and Dumfries, at around 11:50pm on Sunday, August 29.
The alarm was raised following a collision between a pedestrian and a car near the turning for the B7020.
Paramedics rushed to the scene but one man, the pedestrian, could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The occupants of the car involved in the smash, a Vauxhall Insignia which had been travelling east, were taken to hospital as a precaution.
The road was sealed off for over seven hours as police launched an investigation into the collision.
Motorists were forced to take a 21-mile diversion from Dumfries, via the A709 Dumfries Bypass Northbound through Lochmaben to Lockerbie, then the B7076 Southbound and the B723 Southbound through Kettleholm, Middleshaw, Hoddom to re-join the A75 at Annan.
The road has since reopened at around 7:30am this morning.
A Police Scotland said: “Officers were called to the A75 between Annan and Dumfries, close to the turning for the B7020, at around 11.50pm on Sunday, 29 August, 2021 following a crash between a pedestrian and a car.
“Emergency services attended however the male pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The occupants of the car, a Vauxhall Insignia travelling east, were taken to hospital as a precaution.
“The roadway reopened at around 7.35am and enquiries are ongoing into the crash.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland via 101 and quote incident number 4724 of 29 August.”
