A man has died and another was injured in a two-car accident.

The cars collided on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway on Wednesday.

A 55-year-old man from Dalbeattie died in the smash two miles east of Castle Douglas.

The other driver, a man aged 46, was taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary with leg injuries.

Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash involving a Vauxhall Corsa and a Vauxhall Movano van at around 3.30pm.