A teenager who died in hospital following a serious crash on the A75 near Carsluith has been named as David Bark from Wigtown.
Police were called to the crash involving an 18-year-old male pedestrian and a white Ford Transit van on the A75 at 10.15 pm on Friday April 18.
Emergency services attended, and David was transported to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he died on Saturday.
Enquiries into the full circumstances of this crash are ongoing and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Sergeant David Kerr said: “Our thoughts are with David’s family and friends.
“Our enquiries into the circumstances of this crash are ongoing and I would urge anyone in the area at the time, before and after the incident, to call police.
“I am also asking anyone who was in the area at the time and who has dash-cam footage that could assist to get in touch.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3905 of Friday, 18 April, 2025.
