Police Scotland launch inquiry after crash victim left lying next to dead

They had been reported as missing after having had last been seen with friends early Sunday.

But it has emerged that a call was made to police late on Sunday morning about a auto which was reported as being off the road.

After being notified that a Renault Clio had left the M9 southbound at around 9.50am on Wednesday morning, officers found John Yuill, 28, dead behind the wheel and his 25-year-old girlfriend Lamara Bell in a critical condition.

Mr Bell said his daughter was conscious when found and was speaking to firefighters. “I drove past the exact spot”.

“Now my daughter is laying on life support. We don’t know”. A few newspaper reports are claiming Bell may have been trapped with her partner’s body for three days.

“She could have died there”, she said. She was on her way home.

“They said she had scabs that seemed to have healed and we didn’t think anything of it”.

“Turns out she was in the ditch in a farmer’s field”. “Please make her wake up”. “Thoughts go out to your family and kids”.

Gordon Yuill, John’s father, told the Daily Record: “It wouldn’t have made any difference for John”. His injuries were such that he died on impact.

“I feel it may have made a difference for Lamara”. They then disappeared, which was described as completely out of character, and police launched numerous appeals as to their whereabouts.

Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser also said the “truly shocking incident” must be investigated in depth.

As it is, investigation is being carried out into the incident by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.

As indicated by reports, it is believed that the two people in the car may have been John Yuill and Lamara Bell.

“I have been contacted by constituents and serving police officers who are horrified by this tragedy”.

The police had earlier treated it a missing person case and released photographs of the couple and the car they were riding in. A wider independent investigation may be required.

A Scottish Government spokeswoman said its thoughts were with their families, adding that the matter would be “taken forward appropriately”.

Police in Scotland face a backlash today after it was revealed a dead man and a seriously injured woman were not found until three days after officers were told a car had crashed near a busy motorway.

The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner is looking into the case, but there have been calls for a wider inquiry, with several politicians saying Police Scotland had serious questions to answer.