Police are appealing for information following a fatal road crash which took place around 9.30am yesterday morning on the A1 near Grantshouse and involved a car and a lorry.
Emergency services attended and one of the drivers, a 29-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver was not injured.
Sergeant Mark Banner, of the Scottish Borders Road Policing Unit, said: “Enquiries into the circumstances surrounding this crash are ongoing. The road remains closed and local diversions are in place.
“We would encourage anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who may have dash-cam footage that could assist with the investigation to contact police.
“If you were in the area at the time or have any potential dash-cam footage that could assist with our investigation, I would urge that you get in touch via 101, quoting reference number 0727 of 28 December.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.