The family of the Italian tourists killed or injured in a horror crash in the north-east, where five people died, are expected to travel to Scotland today.
Two Italians, one of them a four-year-old boy, were fatally injured when their minibus was involved in a collision on the A96 near Keith.
Three other people from north east Scotland, who were in a 4×4, also died.
One was named locally as Ted Reid, from Macduff, and another as Evalyn Collie, from Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire.
The BBC has reported that the Italian Consul General for Scotland said Italian relatives were travelling to Aberdeen.
A spokesman said: “The Honorary Consul of Italy for Aberdeen extends its deepest sympathy to all those affected by the tragic accident on the A96 on Thursday 26th July 2018.
“We will be supporting the families of the Italian citizens involved in any way we can and ask that their privacy is respected at this very sad time.”
Emergency services were called to the crash, involving a minibus and a 4×4, just before midnight on Thursday.
Passers-by desperately tried to give first aid at the roadside while police, fire, ambulance and the coastguard helicopter raced to the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road at the Drummuir turn-off, between Keith and Huntly.
Three people inside the orange Nissan X-Trail died, while the 39-year-old female driver, named as Morag Smith, was taken to Dr Gray’s Hospital with serious injuries.
It is understood the group were heading home from a line dancing event in Elgin.
Last night the male passenger was named locally as 63-year-old Ted Reid, from Macduff.
Evalyn Collie, 69, was also killed.
A third woman, aged 70, has not been named.
Police confirmed a woman and a four-year-old boy, who were part of a group of Italian tourists travelling in the minibus, also died. Another passenger remains in a critical condition, while two men and a three-year-old boy were also injured.
Police have appealed for information and dashcam footage.
