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Emylie Howie

Man dies in tragic incident in Erskine

A man has tragically died in the early hours of this morning.

Emergency services raced to the A726 towards Rashielee in Erskine shortly before 7.30am.

Police closed off the road after the “sudden death” of a man.

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An Erskine resident told us: “I could hear lots of mixed sirens and I assumed it was a crash or something.

“There was a large police presence and they had closed the road off.

“There was an ambulance in attendance also.”

Officers have confirmed that the incident is not being treated as suspicious.

A significant police presence was seen on the bypass with the road being closed by a police cordon.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7.20am on Friday, June 3, police were called to the A726 towards Rashielee, Erskine, following the sudden death of a man.

“There is not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.”

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