Two-year-old fighting for his life after far north crash
Three women were also taken to hospital with serious injuries
Last updated 23rd Aug 2021
A two-year-old boy is fighting for his life following a crash in Caithness.
He was taken to Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children with life-threatening injuries after a blue Peugeot 208 collided with a blue Nissan Qashqai on the A99 at Occumster yesterday.
Three other women were also taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The 25-year-old driver and 26-year-old passenger from the Peugeot were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
The 44-year-old driver of the Nissan was taken to Raigmore Hospital.
Following the crash at around 4:45pm, the road was closed for around eight hours to allow a full investigation to take place.
Sergeant David Miller, of Dingwall Road Policing Unit, said: "A young child has sustained life-threatening injuries as a result of this crash with three women sustaining serious injuries and we are appealing for information to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
"I would ask if you were driving in the area at the time and may have seen either car prior to the crash that you come forward and speak to officers.
"If there are any motorists with dashcam footage that were in the area around the time of the incident, please get in touch with police.”
Anyone with information can contact police via 101, quoting incident number 2828 of 22 August.