A 25-year-old has been killed in a collision in Shetland on A970 near Sandwick in the early hours of the morning.
Police, fire and ambulance rushed to the scene of the crash at 1am on the main route from the north to south of Shetland, between Lerwick and Sumburgh.
The male driver of a Toyota Hi Lux pick-up was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are now appealing for information.
The A970 was closed south of the Hoswick Junction for more than 18 hours with no local diversions possible.
The road has since reopened.
Police investigate crash
Inspector Donnie MacKinnon from road policing said: “Inquiries are at a very early stage to establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident and our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the man who died.
“We would appeal for any motorists who were on the A970 around the time of the collision, particularly with dash-cam footage, to please get in touch with any information which could be of significance to our inquiries.
“Anyone with information can contact police on 101, quoting incident number 0155 of Friday, 12 April.”
Traffic bound for the airport was impacted by the crash as no diversion route was identified by police.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said: “We were called at 1.05am to a road traffic collision on the A970.
“We sent three appliances from Sandwick, Sumburgh and Scalloway.
“We were there to assist police, and no equipment or cutting equipment was used.”
Shetland flights affected by tragic incident
Drivers making their way to the airport were warned by Loganair to check their flight status.
In a customer notification, Loganair said: “We are aware of an ongoing incident impacting airport access on the main road to and from Sumburgh Airport today.
“As such, our scheduled services in and out of Shetland are being affected by these extraordinary circumstances that are precluding us from being able to maintain normal operations.
“We are working closely with our partners at HIAL to continue our operations as soon as possible.”
Anyone not making essential travel were advised to use their free change policy and “move your travel to an alternative date within seven days.”
It said unless the flight was cancelled “no refund will be offered for any operating service”.
