A young man has died and three teenagers have been seriously injured in a car crash.

The smash happened on the A74 near Ecclefechan in Dumfries shortly after 9pm on Wednesday.

Police said the 22-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash involving a Ford Fiesta.

Three passengers, two women aged 16 and 19 and an 18-year-old man, were taken to hospital in a serious condition. Their injuries are not life-threatening.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "The road was closed to allow a full road collision examination to take place."