Motorcyclist dies in crash in Highlands

The collision happened near Lairg on the A836 on Thursday afternoon.

Published 5th Jul 2019
Last updated 5th Jul 2019

The 41 year old biker was pronounced dead at the scene after a collision with a Ford Ranger pick-up at 12.05pm on Thursday 4 July.

His next of kin have been told.

The driver of the Ford was uninjured after the crash one mile north of Lairg.

Road Policing Sergeant David Miller said:'Our thoughts are with the man's family and friends at this difficult time.

'We are carrying out enquiries to establish the cause of the collision and this investigation is at an early stage.

'We have established that the victim was travelling north with a group of motorcycles, while the Ford pick-up was heading south towards Lairg.

'I would urge anyone who may have seen any of these vehicles prior to the collision or who has any other information which could assist our enquiries to come forward.

'This would include anyone who may have dashcam footage of the collision.

'Anyone with information can contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 1446 of July 4.'