Man, 80, who died in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond named

An 80-year-old man who died in a light aircraft crash is understood to be flying instructor Ian Haggis.

He and a 16-year-old boy died when their plane came down near Loch Lomond. The teenager’s identity has not been released.

The pair had flown out from Glasgow Airport at 16:17 and stopped transmitting at 16:37, a few miles north east of the village of Drymen near Stirling.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash at about 16:45 on Friday.

Both of them were pronounced dead at the scene.

Temporary airspace restrictions are currently in place over the area while the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) carries out its inquiries.

A road near the scene of the crash remains closed, with vehicles being turned around and hillwalkers rerouted.