Family's tribute to young Celtic fan who died after incident
The incident happened shortly after 5pm on Wednesday, July 16. We reported how emergency crews raced to the scene; however, the 14-year-old pedestrian involved in the crash, later named as Aiden, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Police confirmed that the driver of the car involved in the collision, a man, and his two passengers were checked over by paramedics.
Following the incident, Aiden's family have now released a touching tribute to the youngster.
They said: 'We would like to firstly thank the two women and two off-duty police officers who were on the scene first with Aiden.
"Also, we would like to thank all of the emergency services that attended and everything they did to try and save our boy, and last but not least, we would like to thank all the community for reaching out, donating to Aiden's memorial and all the kind, loving messages, cards and flowers we have received.
'They mean the world and more at this devastating time.
"Aiden was the most loyal, loving, kind and caring wee guy you could ever meet, and we will be left with a massive hole in our family that will never be filled.
"We honestly don't know how we will continue on without you in our lives.
'Rest in peace, our beautiful boy, gone far too soon.
'As a family, we are urging anyone who was near or around the scene around the time this tragic incident happened to please come forward with any information or dash cam footage, even the smallest detail could matter.'
Meanwhile, cops are reappealing for witnesses following the fatal collision.
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Sergeant Brian Simpson from Road Policing said: 'Our thoughts remain with Aiden's family, and we remain in regular contact with them as our investigation continues.
'We are continuing to appeal for information, and in the course of our investigation, we have established that there may have been more vehicles in the area at the time than we initially thought.
'I would urge anyone who may have been on the A76 in the area around the time of the crash to review any dashcam footage from between 5pm and 5.10pm and contact us if they believe they have any information which could help.'
A Police Scotland spokesperson added: "Anyone with information is asked to call [[Police Scotland]] on 101 quoting incident number 2706 of Wednesday, July 16, 2025."
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