Woman, 78, dies after crash between HGV and car near Buckie
A 58-year-old man was arrested in connection with a road traffic offence.
Last updated 17th Jan 2025
A 78-year-old woman has died following a collision on the A98 in Moray.
The collision, which involved a HGV lorry and a red Nissan Micra, happened at around 12.25pm on Tuesday near Buckie.
After being airlifted to ARI for treatment, police have confirmed the Nissan driver passed away earlier today.
The 58-year-old male HGV driver was uninjured and later arrested in connection with a road traffic offence.
To allow for crash scene investigators to carry out enquiries, the road was closed for around 12 hours.
Sergeant Lesley Morrison said: "Our thoughts are with the family of the deceased and they have asked for privacy at this sad time.
"Enquiries remain ongoing as we work to establish how this collision happened.
"Anyone with information or dash-cam footage should get in contact, no matter how insignificant it may seem."
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1279 of 14 January, 2025.