A pensioner has died in a car crash in Oban after reportedly taking ill whilst driving.
Emergency services raced to the scene in a busy area of Oban near the town's supermarkets this morning at 10.10am.
However, the 78-year-old man was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
Lochavullin Road remained closed for nearly four hours .
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 10.10am on Wednesday, 15 June, police were called to a report of a one-car crash on Lochavullin Road in Oban.
“Emergency services attended but the 78-year-old male driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The road was reopened around 1.50pm”
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