Two dead in separate North East crashes

Two men have died in separate North East crashes over the weekend.

Last night, a 53 year old man lost his life when his blue BMW left the A947 Turriff to Banff road.

That happened near King Edward. Despite the best efforts of Police officers, paramedics and fire fighters, he sadly died at the scene.

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to contact Police on 101 quoting ref. no. 3798 of Jul 29.

Meanwhile a 47-year-old man has died following an incident on the A90 Peterhead to Fraserburgh road near St Fergus on Thursday July 26.

The driver had been travelling in a black Vauxhall Insignia which collided with a tree at around 6.20am. No other vehicles were involved.

The driver was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment and has since died from his injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting ref. no. 0606 of Jul 26.

Sergeant Scott Deans, from the Road Policing unit, said: “These separate incidents are completely tragic and our thoughts are with both families affected at this very sad time. One death on our roads is one too many and the heartbreak that is left behind is far-reaching.

“Enquiries are continuing into both incidents and I would ask anyone with information to please get in touch. Likewise, dash-cam footage of either road which captures the vehicles involved could be extremely useful to our investigations."