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Tributes have been paid to an elderly man who died following a crash in the Scottish Borders.

Phillip Rotherham, 87, tragically passed away following a single-vehicle smash in Peebles late last week.

Police were called to the accident on Whitehaugh Park around 6.25pm on Thursday, November 6.

Mr Rotherham was travelling in a silver Honda HRV with his 80-year-old wife at the time of the accident.

The pair were rushed to hospital but Mr Rotherham sadly succumbed to his injuries and later died. His wife survived.

Mr Rotherham's heartbroken family has released a heartfelt statement following the sad incident.

The statement issued to Police Scotland read: "The sudden loss of our beloved dad, grandad, brother, uncle and husband is devastating. He lived a long l

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