A man has been charged after a four-car smash on a Scots road that left a motorcyclist seriously injured in hospital.
24.01.2022 - 22:59 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Two men have been arrested after Scots motorists were allegedly hailed down before being asked for cash for petrol.
Police confirmed the pair, both aged 26, have been cuffed in connection with a fraud incident on the A84 near Callander, Perthshire, around 3pm on Monday January 24.
We told how locals in the Borders, Stirlingshire and South Lanarkshire took to social media to say that roadside scammers were reportedly preying on drivers.
It was claimed a man, driving a black BMW, flagged drivers down begging for help, before pleading for fuel money to visit family in hospital.
A Police Scotland spokesperson told the Record: "Police Scotland can confirm that two 26-year-old men have been arrested in connection with a fraud incident on the A84 near Callander around 3pm on Monday, January 24, 2022.
"Enquires are currently ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the incident."
For guidance on how to avoid scams head to the Police Scotland website.
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