A man has died after is car smashed into the wall of a house before hitting a tree.

The crash happened on the A91 at Blairlogie near Stirling at 9.15pm on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old motorist, who was driving a silver MG ZR, was pronounced dead at the scene.

His 27-year-old male passenger suffered minor injuries.

The road was closed for seven hours while investigations were carried out.

Sergeant David Ross from said: "Tragically this collision has resulted in a young man's death and our thoughts are with his family at this time.

"We are still trying to establish why this car left the road and anyone who was on the A91 at the time and saw what happened should contact police immediately.

"In addition, anyone with any further information relevant to our inquiries is also urged to get in touch."

Anyone with information is asked to contact 101.