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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Jon Hebditch

Tragedy as 75-year-old man dies in horror crash on Highland road

A pensioner has died in a horror crash in the Highlands. 

The 75-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene after the one car smash on the A832 between Gairloch and Poolwe.

Emergency services raced to the scene at around 2.10pm but the driver of the white Volkswagen Golf died.

Police have closed the road road as the investigation continues, with diversions in place for motorists.

The identity of the man has not been released at this time.

Sergeant Alasdair MacKay appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

He said: “Our thoughts are very much with the deceased’s family and friends at this time.

“We are appealing for any other motorists who may have been in the area at the time and either saw the incident take place, or saw the white VW Golf prior to the crash, to please come forward.

“We are also keen to receive any potential dashcam footage which could help our enquiries at this stage.”

Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 101, quoting incident 1976 of 6 November

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