A TEENAGER has been accused of causing the death of his 20-year-old sister by dangerous driving following a head-on crash on the A1.

Fayyadh Alkhaeriji appeared in private at Selkirk Sheriff Court where he was also charged with causing serious injury to another female passenger.

It is understood the 19-year-old from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia was on holiday in Scotland at the time of the accident near Granthouse on the afternoon of Sunday, August 21.

A Mercedes Vito van was travelling south when it was in collision with a red Scania lorry heading in the opposite direction.

The 20-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the van, was pronounced dead at the scene and the road was closed for 12 hours for accident investigations.

Alkhaeriji made no plea or declaration during a brief court appearance and his case was continued for further examination.

He was released on bail by Sheriff Peter Paterson to a hotel in Edinburgh on the condition he surrendered his passport.