Second pensioner dies following Munlochy junction crash

He was the passenger in a Nissan Pixo in a collision which also claimed the life of an 86 year-old woman

Published 7th Dec 2021

An 88-year-old man has become the second victim of a fatal crash on the A9.

A woman, aged 86, who was driving a white Nissan Pixo, died in hospital shortly after her car was in collision with a red Volvo V60 on Friday November 19.

The accident happened where the B9161, from Munlochy, joins the dual carriageway A9, north of the Kessock Bridge at Inverness, at 4.20pm.

The man, who was a passenger in the Nissan, died on Saturday December 4.

Sergeant Neil MacDonald, of Police Scotland's Road Policing Unit, said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased.

"The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this time."

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