Fatal Accident Inquiry to be held into M9 crash deaths

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John Yuill and Lamara Bell died after they were left undiscovered for three days in a crash in 2015.

Police Scotland admitted that between 1 April 2013 and 1 March 2016 it:Failed to ensure it was not vulnerable to unacceptable risks caused by human error.The High Court in Edinburgh was told that Ms Bell pleaded for help after being found and would probably have survived had she been discovered sooner.Justin Farrell, deputy procurator fiscal, specialist casework, said the prosecution was an important step which had to be taken before a fatal accident inquiry could be fully considered.

"The public interest will now be further served in a FAI to examine the full circumstances surrounding these tragic deaths and to help avoid such an incident happening again in the future," he said. The Crown Office said both families had been informed about the FAI. The inquiry process is expected to begin next year.

 

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Six years later. Mind you, it took them three days to respond to a car that had come off the road. Couldn't script it.

John Yuill was an obviously irresponsible & self centered individual.

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