THE father of a North-East teenager who died at a Scottish music festival has welcomed the news of its cancellation.

Chris Bell's daughter Megan died at this summer's T in The Park, along with student Peter McCallum.

The unlinked deaths were both "presumed drugs related" on pathology reports.

The death of 17-year-old Megan devastated the father-of-four and his wife Lisa, who are glad the event has been cancelled next year.

Immediately after this year's festival, Mr Bell called for the event to be scrapped until an investigation into security took place.

He also started a petition calling for the age limit at music festivals to be raised to 21, which was signed by thousands of supporters.

Mr Bell said: "Just cancelling it won't help unless they overhaul the whole security and medical side of the festival,

"Particularly the security, which clearly couldn't cope.

"I think the organisers have jumped ship before they sank. They knew they would be encountering problems and questions so they've taken the easy way out in my eyes."

Mr Bell said the event should not be held again until organisers DF concerts "can prove they have raised the overall policing and security"

He said: "They need to be looking at making it a better, safer place."

He also criticised the fact organisers blamed "birds and traffic" for the cancellation, instead of focusing on safety and the deaths in 2016.

Megan had first attended T in The Park in 2015, and was a music fanatic, according to her dad.

However this year she didn't get the chance to see any bands before she became unwell, and died at the Strathallan Castle site's temporary hospital facility.

The A&E unit is run by the NHS and usually treats revellers who are in medical difficulty during the three-day event.

T in The Park bosses announced the music weekend would not be taking place in 2017 due to the presence of an osprey's nest on site.

A statement by organisers read: "The last couple of years have had their challenges.

"Against our will, and despite a prolonged fight, we were forced to move from Balado, Kinross in 2015.

“As the build up to the festival was well underway we were informed by Scottish Government Ministers that we would have to apply for full Planning Permission due to the presence of an unregistered, but protected in law, osprey's nest.

"The constraints - logistically and financially - that the resulting planning conditions put upon us are simply not workable."

The firm, run by Geoff Ellis, said it will be taking a year out from T in The Park.

Mr Ellis announced a new three-day festival will be held in Glasgow Green next summer.

DF Concerts would not respond to Mr Bells' comments when asked.