Tain man dies in Highland car crash

An elderly man has died after a crash in Ross and Cromarty.

Published 20th Sep 2017
Last updated 20th Sep 2017

85-year-old Roderick Sutherland was involved in a two car accident near Little Loch Broom on Friday.

The collision occurred at about 12.30pm on Friday, September 15 and involved two cars - a silver Mazda 3 and a white Fiat 500.

All the other occupants have since been released from hospital, having suffered minor injuries.

Sergeant Chris Murray, of the road policing unit, said: "Our thoughts are with Mr Sutherland's family and friends at this time".

"Our enquiries are ongoing and as with any incident of this nature a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.