Fourth victim of M9 crash

A fourth person has died following the M9 crash last Friday evening.

By The Newsroom

Published 3rd Feb 2016, 12:22 BST

Updated 3rd Feb 2016, 12:27 BST

Four people have died following last Friday's crash on the M9

Police confirmed Sajjad Ahmad (37) passed away in Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, late yesterday.

His silver Mercedes was involved in a collision with a white Vauxhall van on the stretch of motorway between Linlithgow and Polmont around 9pm.

Mr Ahmad’s wife, Saadia, also 37, was pronounced dead at the scene, and their nine-year-old daughter Ayesha died in the early hours of Saturday in Forth Valley Royal.

Mark Hansen (42), the van driver, was also pronounced dead at the scene.

Two boys, aged ten and 14, remain in a serious condition in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow and Forth Valley Royal.