Police Renew Appeal For Information After Teenager Seriously Injured On Dumfries By-Pass

POLICE Officers in Dumfries have renewed an appeal for witnesses as enquiries continue into a man found seriously injured on the A75.

The man, 17, was found between Castle Douglas Road and Glasgow Road around 3.30am on Saturday, 12 November.

He was taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary for treatment

An investigation remains ongoing and officers are again appealing for witnesses.

Enquiries have established that a group of young people were seen on the overbridge of Hardthorn Road around between around 2.45am and 3.30am on Saturday so may have information which could help the investigation.

Detective Sergeant Kelly Douglas said: “We are continuing to work to establish the full circumstances of this incident and how the man was injured and came to be on the A75.

“We are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area and in particular the group of young people we know were in the area as they may have information which could prove useful.

“We would also be keen to speak to anyone else with any information or perhaps dashcam footage which has not yet been passed to police.

“Anyone with information can call police on 101, quoting incident number 0596 of 12 November, 2022.”