A second man has died following a crash on the A7 in the Scottish Borders

A second man has died following a crash on the A7 near Heriot in the Scottish Borders.

Police were called to reports of a crash involving two vehicles, a black Audi A3 and a black Range Rover around 12.40pm on Sunday, 29 October.

Emergency services attended and the driver of the Audi, a 23-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Range Rover, a 45-year-old man, and the two child passengers, a 15-year-old girl and 9-year-old boy, were taken to hospital for treatment. The man died in hospital on Tuesday, 31 October.

The men can now be named as 23-year-old Finlay Street from Hawick and 45-year-old Mark Williams of Heriot.

The family of Mark Williams has released the following statement: “We are devastated with the news and coming to terms with the loss of our husband, brother, dad and son.

“We respectfully request our privacy while the family deal with this tragedy.”

Inspector Ross Drummond said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Finlay and Mark at what is a very difficult time for them.

“We are continuing our enquiries to establish the full circumstances. Anyone who was in the area round the time of the crash, or anyone with dash-cam footage that could assist, is asked to get in touch.”

If you can help please call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1884 of Sunday 29 October, 2023.