Dunnet man killed in Caithness crash
Liam Mackay's family have paid tribute to him saying he was a "loving son, brother, grandson and friend.
Last updated 24th Jun 2022
A 21-year-old man has died following a crash in the far north this morning.
Liam Mackay was pronounced dead at the scene after the bike he was riding collided with a blue Vauxhall Astra on the A836 Castletown to Dunnet road at around 8am.
The Dunnet man's family have paid tribute to him saying he was a "loving son, brother, grandson and friend."
The driver and passenger of the car were checked over by the Scottish Ambulance Service but did not require hospital treatment.
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The road was closed while crash investigation work was carried out and re-opened around 2.35pm.
Sergeant Alasdair MacKay said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Liam at what is a very difficult time for them and they have asked for privacy while they come to terms with what has happened.
"Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened and we are asking anyone who has information that could help with our crash investigation to get in touch.
"In addition we are asking anyone with dash-cam footage that could assist officers to also make contact with us."
Anyone who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0638 of Friday, 24 June, 2022.
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