Police Scotland apologises for failings that contributed to car crash death

Force fined 100,000 over incident in which woman lay undiscovered for three days after crash was reported

Police Scotland has apologised after being fined 100,000 for admitting that its failings materially contributed" to the death of a woman who lay seriously injured next to her deceased boyfriend in their crashed car for three days after the incident was first reported to the police.

The force on Tuesday pleaded guilty to health and safety failings after the deaths of John Yuill, 28, and Lamara Bell, 25, who died after their car crashed off the M9 near Stirling in July 2015. The fine was handed down at the high court in Edinburgh.