TRIBUTES have flooded in for a ‘darling’ dad who died in a tragic crash on Christmas Day.
David Buckley, 60, was pronounced dead at the scene after the horror smash on the A811 near Stirling.
The motorcyclist was between Kings Knot roundabout and Kippen Station roundabout near Leckie around 2pm on Christmas Day when the his Moto Guzzi V100 collided with a red Audi A7.
Emergency services attended and Mr Buckley was pronounced dead at the scene.
His family have now issued a statement honouring their loved one.
They said: “Our Darling Dave will be forever missed and never forgotten.
“He was a wonderful father, husband, son, brother, uncle and friend to everyone who knew him.
“We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of love and support from family and friends during this difficult time.
“In these tragic circumstances, we kindly request privacy.”
The driver of the Audi, a 72-year-old man, was taken to Forth Valley Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
The road was closed for around 10 hours while crash investigation work was carried out.
Sergeant Fraser Easton, from the Road Policing Unit in Stirling said, “Our thoughts remain with family and friends of David at this difficult time, and we will continue to offer them support.
“Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and I would appeal to anyone who has not already spoken to officers to come forward if they have any information that could assist with our investigation.
“We are still looking to trace the driver of a white Dacia Duster, which was seen in the area at the time of the crash as we believe they may have information that could assist officers.
“We are also asking anyone driving in the area at the time to check their dash-cams to see if they have any footage that would help with our enquiries.”
Anyone with information can call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 1209 of Wednesday, December 25, 2024.