A pedestrian who died in a crash in a supermarket carpark has been named.

He was Bill Hepburn, aged 66, from the city. His family has asked for privacy and released the following statement:

“Our family are heartbroken at the loss of Bill who was a loving husband and father.”

The incident happened around 9am on Wednesday within the Tesco supermarket car park off Meadow Road Place and involved a blue Volkswagen Polo.

Sergeant Paul Ewing said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Bill and enquiries continue to establish the full circumstances.

“Anyone who has not spoken to us and has any information that could help is asked to get in touch with road policing officers via 101, quoting incident number 0688 of Wednesday, 18 February, 2026.”