Biker who died in Highland crash named

Vladimir Rysavka was from the Czech Republic.

Published 9th Jul 2019

Police have revealed the identity of the driver who died in a crash near Lairg on 4 July.

41 year old Vladimir Rysavka was riding a BMW motorbike on the A836 when it was involved in a crash with a Ford Ranger pick-up truck.

The crash happened around 12.05pm.

The driver of the Ford was uninjured and police enquiries continue.

Officers have asked anyone with information who has not yet spoken to police to call 101, quoting incident 1446 of July 4.

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