Scotland's police chief has apologised to the families of a couple who lay for three days in a crashed car despite the accident being reported days earlier.
Lamara Bell, 25, was seriously injured and her boyfriend, John Yuill, 28, died in the crash near Stirling, which was reported to police on Sunday but not followed up for three days.
Police Scotland Chief Constable Sir Stephen House said today that he had apologised to both families.
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In a statement, he said: "Firstly I want to apologise to the families of John Yuill and Lamara Bell and to the people of Scotland for this individual failure in our service. Everyone in Police Scotland feels this most profoundly."