A woman has died after being mowed down by a van in a horror crash in Oban.
The 69-year-old female pedestrian was struck at around 6.30pm yesterday on Soroba Road.
Mercy crews raced her to Lorn and Islands Hospital but sadly she was pronounced dead a short time later.
The driver of the Citroen Berlingo van was uninjured.
Police Scotland is now urging witnesses to come forward as they launch a probe into the incident.
Sergeant Alister Johnson of Road Policing in Glasgow said: "Our thoughts are with this woman's family and friends.
"We are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances which led to this incident and would urge anyone who may be able to help to get in touch.
"In particular we would be keen to speak to anyone who may have dashcam footage from the area yesterday evening.
"Anyone with information can call 101, quoting incident 2724 of 21 January, 2021."
