Family pay tribute to 'perfect son' who died in fatal crash in Annan

The family of a man who died following a crash in Annan have paid tribute to their “perfect son”.

Officers were called to the collision involving a grey Range Rover on the B6357 Annan-Cannonbie-Jedburgh road around 8.25pm on Friday, December 13.

Emergency services attended and a 22-year-old male passenger within the car was pronounced dead at the scene.

He has been named as Lewis Chapman from Langholm.

His family has released the following statement: “Lewis really was the perfect son and a credit to everyone who knew him.

“He’s left an irreplaceable void in his devoted family’s life and will be sorely missed by all.”

Following the crash, another 39-year-old male passenger within the car was taken to Cumberland Infirmary as a precaution.

The driver of the car, a 38-year-old man, was taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary for treatment.

He was later arrested in connection with road traffic offences and released pending further enquiries.

Enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances and officers continue to appeal for witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3502 of Friday, 13 December, 2024.