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| A dead man and a seriously injured woman were found in a crashed car three days after the accident was reported to police, it has emerged. | A dead man and a seriously injured woman were found in a crashed car three days after the accident was reported to police, it has emerged. |
| Police Scotland found the pair in a blue Renault Clio just off the M9 near Stirling on Wednesday. | Police Scotland found the pair in a blue Renault Clio just off the M9 near Stirling on Wednesday. |
| The force admitted the crash had been reported to them on Sunday morning but had not been followed up. | The force admitted the crash had been reported to them on Sunday morning but had not been followed up. |
| It is believed the two people in the car may have been John Yuill and Lamara Bell. | It is believed the two people in the car may have been John Yuill and Lamara Bell. |
| Mr Yuill, 28, and Ms Bell, 25, had been reported missing to police after last being seen in the company of friends in the Loch Earn area of Stirlingshire in a blue Clio in the early hours of Sunday. | |
| It is understood the couple are from the Falkirk area. A friend of Mr Yuill's described him on Facebook as a "great guy and a brilliant dad". | |
| Police Scotland had launched an appeal for information about the couple on Monday afternoon. | Police Scotland had launched an appeal for information about the couple on Monday afternoon. |
| At the time, the force said their disappearance was "completely out of character". It later released a photograph of the car they had been travelling in. | At the time, the force said their disappearance was "completely out of character". It later released a photograph of the car they had been travelling in. |
| An investigation is being carried out into the incident by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner. | An investigation is being carried out into the incident by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Kate Thomson of Police Scotland said officers had been called to the M9 southbound near junction 9 at about 09:50 on Wednesday following a report of a one-car crash involving a Renault Clio that had left the road. | Assistant Chief Constable Kate Thomson of Police Scotland said officers had been called to the M9 southbound near junction 9 at about 09:50 on Wednesday following a report of a one-car crash involving a Renault Clio that had left the road. |
| The male driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene, while the female passenger was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where she is in a critical condition. | The male driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene, while the female passenger was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where she is in a critical condition. |
| She added: "We believe that this is connected to the ongoing missing persons search for John Yuill and Lamara Bell. | She added: "We believe that this is connected to the ongoing missing persons search for John Yuill and Lamara Bell. |
| "As part of our investigation into this incident, it has come to light that a call was made to police late on Sunday morning regarding a car which was reported as being off the road. | "As part of our investigation into this incident, it has come to light that a call was made to police late on Sunday morning regarding a car which was reported as being off the road. |
| "For reasons currently being investigated, that report was not followed up at the time. Following a call this morning, officers attended the scene. | "For reasons currently being investigated, that report was not followed up at the time. Following a call this morning, officers attended the scene. |
| "Officers have notified the families of this update. Our thoughts are with both families at this difficult time. A full investigation is currently under way to establish the full circumstances of the incident." | "Officers have notified the families of this update. Our thoughts are with both families at this difficult time. A full investigation is currently under way to establish the full circumstances of the incident." |