A man who lost his wife in a car crash has been awarded more than £275,000 in compensation.

Hamish Stanger and other relatives raised an action against drivers Erland Flaws and Stephen Proctor, both from Orkney, following the death of his wife Ann.

At the time of the incident she was returning home with a friend from bingo.

Liability in the case at the Court of Session in Edinburgh was admitted but a civil jury had to decide the amount of damages to be paid.

Jurors ruled Mr Stanger of Pumpwell Park, Stromness, in Orkney, was entitled to total compensation of £275,920.

Two of his sons, Shane and Allan, were awarded £57,500 and £50,000 and three granddaughters were given further awards.

Ann Stanger, 64, and Moira Towers died following the three-car collision on the A965 Stromness to Kirkwall road in Orkney on February 26 , 2012.

Robert Milligan QC, for the family, told jurors the 72-year-old Mr Stanger was "a transparently honest man" who had been devastated by the loss of his wife.

Mr Milligan said: "To him she was perfect. That was his word - 'perfect'. He said himself he does not think he will ever get over the death."

He also said Mrs Stanger had been a "homemaker" and a traditional housewife.

Mr Milligan added: "Obviously, no amount of money is ever going to bring her back.

"The sum you are awarding is not a punishment, penalty or fine. It is just compensation for the loss of a lifelong companion."

Laurence Murphy QC, for the drivers, said there was no dispute that Mrs Stanger was "a loved and loving wife, mother and grandmother" and her death had led to deep feelings of grief and sorrow.

Following the jury's verdict the judge, Lord Clark, thanked them for their care and attention.

He said: "You have made decisions which are of major importance in the lives of a number of individuals involved in this case."

Flaws, of King Harald Kloss, Kirkwall, Orkney, was jailed for five years after being found guilty of causing the deaths of the two women by dangerous driving at the High Court in Edinburgh in 2013.

The judge who jailed him, John Beckett QC, now Lord Beckett, told him: "You brought all of this on yourself when you chose to drive at excessive speed at night towards a blind summit and a junction which presented hazards obvious to anyone who knew road, as you did."

He said: "You caused a high-speed, head-on collision with the car being driven by Mrs Towers as she returned home with her friend Mrs Stanger from Sunday night bingo.

"They had no chance of surviving the serious injuries which were caused by your driving.

"These were wholly innocent people doing ordinary things and yet, with no warning, their lives were ended and their families left with the enduring pain of their irreplaceable loss," he said.

The judge added Mrs Stanger had been married for 46 years and died on her anniversary.